Meaning

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
2. (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
3. (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
4. (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
5. (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
6. (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
7. (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
8. An instance of squeezing.

Example Sentences

I squeezed the ball between my hands.

Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.

"Over there—by the rock," Steele muttered, with his brush between his teeth, squeezing out raw sienna, and keeping his eyes fixed on Betty Flanders's back.

I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.

Can you squeeze through that gap?

I squeezed myself through the crowd.

It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blake's through-ball to squeeze between them.

Could he not squeeze under the seat of a carriage? He had seen this method adopted by schoolboys, when the journey- money provided by thoughtful parents had been diverted to other and better ends.

Word Forms

• squeezes
• squeezing
• squeezed
• squoze
• squozen

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When Should You Use Squeeze?

Use squeeze when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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