to squeeze
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1.6
- verb
- /skwiːz/
- I'm going to squeeze a bit on my brush and try on this side.
- squeeze the toothpaste
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Watch on YouTubeAdd half a cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- Add half a cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- And when you're shaking someone's hand, please do not squeeze that person's hand too hard.
- Does it taste like freshly squeezed apple juice?
- Once we press it in, squeeze it, squeeze it.
- OK, just squeeze it and moo behind your hand.
- He went up to me in a classroom and he squeezed one of my breasts.
- And I squeeze my ass cheeks really hard.
- Yeah, I made some avocado about fresh squeezed orange juice from the store.
Examples
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Every time you squeeze it is as juicy as it gets.
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He squeezed the lemon hard to get as much juice as possible.
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Once we press it in, squeeze it, squeeze it.
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Oh no, I squeeze too much.
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Come on, squeeze it, squeeze it.
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And then I think you just squeeze, Yep, you just squeeze a little bit out.
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And you squeeze this and cheese shoots out.
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I'll squeeze, you'll squeeze, and so will he.
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OK, anytime you have excess paint, just squeeze out your brush and then just pick up.
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I grabbed some oranges off the back porch and started to squeeze myself some fresh juice.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
662
1.0
Use force on something with your hand or a tool to flatten it
346
1.6
To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape
141
1.4
To press or crush something until it becomes soft
135
1.8
Squeeze something tightly between your fingers, often causing pain
115
3.4
To hold something tightly with the hands or because of strong feeling
74
2.0
To press something hard so it becomes flat and loses its shape
47
3.2
To press something until it becomes flat or out of shape
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3.5
To squeeze something tightly with your hands or teeth
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3.7
To press something so it takes less space
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2.6
To hold a person or thing tightly with your hands
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2.5
To push something down with force to make it flat or close it
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2.2
Push something down using your hand or weight
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4.1
To pinch or squeeze sharply with your fingers
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7.6
To force liquid out of something by squeezing it
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7.1
Press something hard so it loses its shape
To press something firmly to get out liquid or check ripeness
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
7.5
A baseball play where a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts
- Jargon
1
9.1
A baseball play where the runner on third base runs home as the batter lightly hits the ball
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6.3
A box-shaped instrument with bellows that you press to make music, like an accordion
- Jargon
1
8.4
A play where a runner on third waits for a successful bunt before running home
- Jargon
A baseball play where a runner on third base waits for a bunt then runs home to avoid being out
- Jargon
A risky baseball play where the runner on third base runs home while the batter bunts
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Etymology
Squeeze comes from an old German word that meant 'press' or 'crush', so think of it as the same idea as the word press: to squeeze something is to press or grip it firmly with your hand.