squeeze 1 of 2

verb

Definition of squeezenext
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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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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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as in to earn
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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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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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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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

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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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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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Phrases Containing squeeze

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squeamishness

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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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