Definition of squeeze off
: to fire (a round) by squeezing the trigger
: to fire a weapon by squeezing the trigger
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Examples of squeeze off in a Sentence
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
Recent Examples of squeeze off from the Web
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Instead, the man in the living room whipped out a 40-caliber handgun and started squeezing off rounds, Macey told police.
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Expelled from the school over disciplinary problems, Cruz is accused of squeezing off shot after shot from an AR-15 rifle as students took cover under desks, fire alarms blared and teachers barricaded classrooms.
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Judge will win the award unanimously, while teammates Jordan Montgomery and Chad Green get squeezed off my ballot packed with solid choices.
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Standing by the first base dugout, Bailey returned fire with his Glock pistol, squeezing off 10 rounds across the expanse of the field.
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Standing by the first base dugout, Bailey returned fire with his Glock pistol, squeezing off 10 rounds across the expanse of the field.
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Officer Shane Mellot, standing beside the passenger door, squeezed off 12 shots.
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After squeezing off 10 or 12 shots, the man lowered the gun and caught sight of a wildlife officer’s truck in the brush, according to a state wildlife commission report.
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First Known Use of squeeze off
circa 1949
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