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to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it: Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl. As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.
The meaning of SQUEEZE is to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress. How to use squeeze in a sentence.
The word squeeze has to do with force or pressure. When you squeeze something, like an orange, you are crushing it to extract juice. When you squeeze into a pair of jeans, you're forcing yourself into them. When you give someone a squeeze, you're giving them a tight hug.
to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action. to cause financial hardship to: Manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs have stopped offering international shipping. to obtain a facsimile impression of.
1. verb. If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. He squeezed her arm reassuringly. [VERB noun] Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. [VERB noun adjective] Synonyms: clutch, press, grip, crush More Synonyms of squeeze. Squeeze is also a noun.
squeeze. (skwēz) v. squeezed, squeez·ing, squeez·es. v.tr. 1. a. To press hard on or together; compress: squeezed the balloon until it popped. b. To press gently, as in affection: squeezed her hand. c. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid: squeeze an orange. 2. a. To extract by applying pressure: squeeze juice from a lemon. b.
[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.
1. If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. [...] 2. If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. [...] 3. If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. [...] More.
the action of firmly pressing something: He gave her hand a little squeeze. it's a squeeze. used to say that there are too many people or things in a small space: We all got in, but it was a tight squeeze. a squeeze of lemon/orange, etc. a small amount of juice from a lemon / orange, etc.
(informal) to put pressure on somebody to act in a particular way; to make a situation difficult for somebody. You come straight to me if she tries to put the squeeze on you. Increased competition is really putting the squeeze on North American producers.
