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- Dictionarysqueeze/skwiːz/
verb
- 1. firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers: "Kate squeezed his hand affectionately" Similar
- 2. manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space: "Sarah squeezed in beside her" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of squeezing something: "a gentle squeeze of the trigger" Similar
- 2. a strong financial demand or pressure, typically a restriction on borrowing, spending, or investment in a financial crisis: "industry faced higher costs and a squeeze on profits"
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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.
to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments. to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck.
When you squeeze something, you put pressure on it. If you squeeze your toothpaste from the bottom up, you'll get the most out of your tube.
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] 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.
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.
to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: The tool is used to squeeze an orange. to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: For this cocktail, first squeeze the juice from a pineapple.
If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object.
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.
