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- DictionarySqueeze/skwēz/
verb
- 1. firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers: "Kate squeezed his hand affectionately"
- 2. manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space: "Sarah squeezed in beside her"
noun
- 1. an act of pressing something with one's fingers: "a gentle squeeze of the trigger"
- 2. a strong financial demand or pressure, typically a restriction on borrowing, spending, or investment in a financial crisis: "industry faced higher costs and a squeeze on profits"
The meaning of SQUEEZE is to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress. How to use squeeze in a sentence.
to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it: Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl. As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.
to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action. to cause financial hardship to: Manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs have stopped offering international shipping. to obtain a facsimile impression of.
When you squeeze something, you put pressure on it. If you squeeze your toothpaste from the bottom up, you'll get the most out of your tube. The word squeeze has to do with force or pressure.
squeeze. (skwēz) v. squeezed, squeez·ing, squeez·es. v.tr. 1. a. To press hard on or together; compress: squeezed the balloon until it popped. b. To press gently, as in affection: squeezed her hand. c. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid: squeeze an orange. 2. a. To extract by applying pressure: squeeze juice from a lemon. b.
[transitive, intransitive] to force somebody/something/yourself into or through a small space. squeeze somebody/something into, through, etc. something We managed to squeeze six people into the car. It's a pretty town, squeezed between the mountains and the ocean.
If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes. [ VERB noun preposition ]
the action of firmly pressing something: He gave her hand a little squeeze. it's a squeeze. used to say that there are too many people or things in a small space: We all got in, but it was a tight squeeze. a squeeze of lemon/orange, etc. a small amount of juice from a lemon / orange, etc.
1. If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. [...] 2. If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. [...] 3. If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. [...] More.
Definition of squeeze verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
