American English pronunciation
How to pronounce squeezed
IPA transcription: [sk'wizd]
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Verb
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to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
“She forced him to take a job in the city”
“He squeezed her for information”
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to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
“crush an aluminum can”
“squeeze a lemon”
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press or force
“Stuff money into an envelope”
“She thrust the letter into his hand”
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squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
“Hug me, please”
“They embraced”
“He hugged her close to him”
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
“I squeezed myself into the corner”
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squeeze or press together
“she compressed her lips”
“the spasm contracted the muscle”
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press firmly
“He squeezed my hand”
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squeeze tightly between the fingers
“He pinched her behind”
“She squeezed the bottle”
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obtain by coercion or intimidation
“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
“They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him”
Usage examples
- The opening dilated and squeezed the amorphous entity out onto the floor.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.
- On that card East is squeezed in the pointed suits.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.
- The opening dilated and squeezed the amorphous entity out onto the floor.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.
- Equal amounts are squeezed from both tubes and mixed.
- His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenly compressed it.