squeeze
To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
Example
“I squeezed the ball between my hands.”
Other meanings
To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
To fit into a tight place.
“I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.”
Related words
- exsqueeze me
- squeeze blood out of a turnip
- squeeze into
- squeeze one out
- squeeze under
- squeeze up
- squeeze-grape
- squeezable
- squeeze in
- squeeze the pips
- squeeze out
- squeeze off
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "cwȳsan" (to crush, squeeze).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “squeeze” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.