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squeezing

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verb

present participle of squeeze
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as in crushing
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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as in cramming
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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as in pushing
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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“Squeezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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