squeezes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of squeeze off
as in fires
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds

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  1. fires
  2. shoots
  3. launches
  4. throws
Verb
  • Getting to know Luke and his journey and his story, having Tommy John and going out and raking in college this year, all that fires me up.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
  • Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of fires
Verb
  • Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026
  • Thomson shoots a 7-under 285 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of shoots
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  • While the official list of final contenders remains under wraps as the city screens the entries, the public will get its first look at the proposals when the survey launches Saturday.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • And tomorrow night after the World Cup semifinal, Fox launches Nation’s Dumbest in the States with Jack Whitehall presenting.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of launches
Verb
  • Ify throws a Pic Pong game before Catherine can, to force her back to Room 2.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Detroit Tigers third baseman Kevin McGonigle throws to first base on a Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth bunt during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Detroit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of throws
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