squeeze Meaning & Definition

Synonyms of Squeeze

Antonyms of Squeeze

Squeeze in a Sentence

I squeezed the ball between my hands.

Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.

I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.

Can you squeeze through that gap?

I squeezed myself through the crowd.

He squeezed some money out of his wallet.

I managed to squeeze through the exam with a D.

I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.

Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.

to give something a squeeze

I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.

a gentle squeeze on the arm

I want to be your main squeeze.

The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.

It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.

The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.

squeezed my arm

squeeze juice from an orange

squeezed his hand into the hole

… here they were, come to squeeze his land from him in his extremity.

trying to squeeze me for more money

farmers squeezed by higher seed prices

squeezes profits

can squeeze another car into the lot

The police squeezed a confession from her.

cushions squeezing as he sat down

remove the lid and squeeze

squeeze through a door

a squeeze of lemon

she's my main squeeze

kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box

the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

he gave the plastic bag a squeeze and then folded it up for storage

she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn

Word Forms & Grammar

squeezed

squeez·ing

squeez·abil·i·ty noun

squeez·able adjective

squeez·er noun

squeezabilities

squeezability

squeezable

squeeze

squeezer

squeezers

squeezes

squeezing

squeeze (third-person singular simple present squeezes, present participle squeezing, simple past squeezed or (nonstandard) squoze, past participle squeezed or (nonstandard) squoze or (nonstandard) squozen)

squeeze (countable and uncountable, plural squeezes)

Words That Rhyme With Squeeze

Origin of Squeeze

Origin 1: alteration of obsolete English quease, from Middle English queysen, from Old English cwȳsan; akin to Icelandic kveisa stomach cramps

Origin 2: From earlier squize, squise (whence also dialectal English squizzen and squeege), first attested around 1600, further origin uncertain; probably an alteration of quease (which is attested since 1550), from Middle English queisen (“to squeeze”), from Old English cwȳsan (“to crush, squeeze”), itself also of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare Swedish qväsa, kväsa (“to squeeze, bruise, crush; quell”), Dutch kwetsen (“to injure, hurt”), German quetschen (“to squeeze”)). Or, a blend of obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”) (whence also squash and squish) with quease. Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to press, squeeze”).

Origin 3: The slang expression "to put the squeeze on (someone or something)", meaning "to exert influence", is from 1711. The baseball term "squeeze play" is first recorded 1905. "Main squeeze" ("most important person") is attested from 1896, the specific meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested in 1970s.[1]

Origin 4: The nonstandard strong forms squoze and squozen, attested dialectally since at least the mid-19th century, are by analogy with freeze.

First Known Use

1601t

1611