squeeze 1 of 2

verb

ˈskwēz How to pronounce squeeze (audio)
Definition of squeezenext
1
as in to crush
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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2
as in to cram
to fit (people or things) into a tight space I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

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3
as in to earn
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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4
as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box

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5
as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

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6
as in to push
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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squeeze

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noun

1
as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing he gave the plastic bag a squeeze and then folded it up for storage

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2
as in darling
slang a person with whom one is in love she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn

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Recent Examples of squeeze
Verb
Even before the fires, the chamber of commerce said rising energy costs were squeezing profits. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Plus, you’re not stuck trying to squeeze some of it out into a smaller container before your summer vacation plans. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026
Noun
But expanding benefits also increases Social Security’s long-term obligations, contributing to the program’s impending financial squeeze. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026 Finished with a squeeze of fresh lime, a hint of sea salt and subtle notes of hibiscus. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for squeeze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
  1. crush
  2. cram
  3. earn
  4. compress
  5. pluck
  6. push
  7. squeezing
  8. darling
Verb
  • Software stocks have been crushed on the notion that AI could disrupt.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • Firstenberg orchestrates the delicate character moments and the bone-crushing action with real flair.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of crush
Verb
  • To have so much capability crammed into a phone that bends in half is a marvel.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • The situation is also symptomatic of broader strains on the country's higher education system, where grossly limited spots leave millions cramming for months, or even years, and high-stakes entrance exams leave many of them burnt out and in debt.
    — Sakshi Dayal, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Definition of cram
Verb
  • Elsewhere, Thekla defends the AEW Women's World Championship against Willow Nightingale, who earned the opportunity by winning a Casino Gauntlet match.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Langkraehr earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Missouri, according to his Linkedin profile.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Definition of earn
Verb
  • Coordinated inquiry across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers was especially important in compressing the learning curve.
    — Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of compress
Verb
  • Alix Earle, and her younger sister Ashtin, have given the skinny brow trend their own proverbial thumbs up, plucking away their natural shape over the last year.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • The clip, plucked out of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, spread like wildfire through the digital landscape.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of pluck
Verb
  • The research firm added that while CXMT's technology still lags global memory leaders, domestic internet giants spearheading AI development will likely drive robust adoption of its chips as Beijing pushes for semiconductor self-sufficiency.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • And this episode feels like the power dynamics are really pushing and grating against each other within Ormund and Daeron’s relationship.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of push
Noun
  • So scientists use frequency-dependent squeezing to reduce quantum noise.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
  • Maenpaa added that the physical act of squeezing creates a sensory anchor.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Definition of squeezing
Noun
  • And of course, waiver darling Josh Jung left Wednesday's game with calf tightness, placing even further stress on the supply.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
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