Strong’s definition
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
KJV gloss list in the source
get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
Source pronunciation notation: aw-shak'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root (compare H6229 (עָשַׂק));
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