squeeze
verb/skwiːz/
/skwiːz/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they squeeze | /skwiːz/ /skwiːz/ |
| he / she / it squeezes | /ˈskwiːzɪz/ /ˈskwiːzɪz/ |
| past simple squeezed | /skwiːzd/ /skwiːzd/ |
| past participle squeezed | /skwiːzd/ /skwiːzd/ |
| -ing form squeezing | /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/ /ˈskwiːzɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] squeeze (something) to press something, especially with your fingers
- to squeeze a tube of toothpaste
- to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it)
- He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.
- Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.
Extra Examples- ‘I know,’ she said, squeezing his hand gently.
- I squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube.
- By squeezing the bulb you will be pumping air into the jar.
- He slowly squeezed the trigger.
- She squeezed on the reins and the cart came to a halt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- tightly
- gently
- …
- from
- out of
- freshly squeezed
- [transitive] to get liquid out of something by pressing or twisting it hard
- squeeze something out of/from something to squeeze the juice from a lemon
- (figurative) She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.
- Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over each fish.
- squeeze something (out) He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.
- freshly squeezed orange juice
- squeeze something + adj. Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- tightly
- gently
- …
- from
- out of
- freshly squeezed
- [transitive, intransitive] to force somebody/something/yourself into or through a small space
- squeeze somebody/something into, through, etc. something We managed to squeeze six people into the car.
- It's a pretty town, squeezed between the mountains and the ocean.
- (figurative) We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things).
- His legs were squeezed together.
- squeeze into, through, etc. something to squeeze into a tight dress
- Can we squeeze into that parking space?
- to squeeze through a gap in the hedge
- They were able to squeeze through a gap in the fence.
- squeeze through, in, past, etc. If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.
- to succeed in doing something with difficulty or by a small amount
- squeeze through (to something) The candidate squeezed through to the next round by just ten votes.
- squeeze past somebody She managed to squeeze past her opponent and into the final after an epic match.
- [transitive] squeeze somebody (for something) (informal) to get something by putting pressure on somebody, threatening them, etc.
- He's squeezing me for £500.
- [transitive] squeeze somebody/something to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that somebody/something has or can use
- High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
press with fingers
get liquid out
into/through small space
succeed with difficulty
threaten
limit money
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from earlier squise, from obsolete queise, of unknown origin.
Idioms
See squeeze in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee squeeze in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsqueeze somebody dry
- to get as much money, information, etc. out of somebody as you can
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