squeeze off

verb

squeezed off; squeezing off; squeezes off

Definition of squeeze off

transitive verb

: to fire (a round) by squeezing the trigger

intransitive verb

: to fire a weapon by squeezing the trigger

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the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds

Recent Examples on the Web The attacker tried to squeeze off another round, but the Smith & Wesson jammed. — Washington Post, "No sane reason," 4 Sep. 2019 Otherwise, he usually was squeezed off the game-day roster to the list of seven inactive players on Sunday. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, "Buffalo Bills still have ‘a lot of confidence’ in T.J. Yeldon," 25 Feb. 2020 Brad Marchand landed a game-high seven shots on net and squeezed off two more, one that was blocked and one off net . . . — BostonGlobe.com, "Trent Frederic," 16 Nov. 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people. — Washington Post, "High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns," 3 Sep. 2019 Bowey prevented a Vegas clearing attempt, then skated toward the slot and squeezed off a shot while getting knocked down by William Carrier. — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, "Anthony Mantha's goal late gives Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over Vegas, and a win streak," 10 Nov. 2019 David Pastrnak squeezed off a game-high 10 shots, five of which made it to the net. — BostonGlobe.com, "Hughes became the first Black-and-Gold player this season to play in his first NHL game.," 4 Nov. 2019 The deadliest example occurred in Las Vegas two years ago when a gunman possessed a dozen 100-round magazines that helped him squeeze off 10 rounds per second onto a crowd of concert-goers from his hotel room, killing 58 people. — Washington Post, "High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns," 3 Sep. 2019 Otherwise, they’ll be lost in space à la Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and the rest of the crew squeezed off the GOP ship by The Donald four years ago. — Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, "Why reality TV has nothing on the Democratic debates," 23 June 2019

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“Squeeze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20off. Accessed 10 Apr. 2021.

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