Squeeze - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- a tight or amorous embrace (syn: clinch, hug)
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
verb
- squeeze tightly between the fingers (syn: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch)
- squeeze or press together (syn: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press)
Extra examples
He lightly squeezed her hand and smiled.
Gently squeeze the fruit to see if it's ripe.
Hold it securely but don't squeeze too hard.
He squeezed the juice from the orange.
Fifty guests will be a bit of a squeeze.
It'll be a tight squeeze, but we can all fit.
It was a tight squeeze in the tiny hall.
He squeezed my hand.
I squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out the tube.
I doubt if you can squeeze any more money out of / from him.
The case is full. I can't squeeze any more clothes in.
We squeezed through the crowd.
She smiled as he squeezed her hand.
He squeezed the trigger, but nothing happened.
Squeeze the oranges.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: squeeze
he/she/it: squeezes
present participle: squeezing
past tense: squeezed
past participle: squeezed
singular: squeeze
plural: squeezes
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