Jastrow: חוּץ I

חוּץ I (cmp. אוּץ), perf. a. part. חָץ [to squeeze in; to be wedged in,] 1) to be tight, immovable. Makhsh. III, 8 בשביל שיָחוּצוּ that they may become tight (by swelling). Mikv. X, 3 בזמן שהיא חוֹצָה (cmp. part. fem. חוֹלָה, fr. חוּל) if it is tight (immovable). —2) to tighten, tie closely. Y. Ḥag. III, 79ᵃ top (חָצִין) חָצִים אותה they tie it watertight. —3) חוּץ or הָצַץ to wedge in, form a partition; to intervene, esp. (at bathing) to prevent the water from touching the body. Erub. III, 1 (27ᵃ) יכול לָחוּץ (לָחוֹץ) ולאכול Ms. M. (Bab. ed. לח׳ ולילך וכ׳, Mish. לילך לח׳ ולאכ׳, Y. ed. לח׳ ולוכל, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he may form a partition (between himself and the uncleanness, by sitting in a vehicle &c.) and eat. Zeb. 19ᵃ מהו שיָחוּץ (שתָּהוּץ) does it form a partition between the body and the water (so as to make the immersion ineffective)?—Y. Sabb. VII, beg. 7ᵈ שהן חָצִין וכ׳ for they form an interposition at bathing after menstruation. V. חָצַץ.