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squeeze
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- pronunciation:
- skwiz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
squeezes, squeezing, squeezed |
| definition 1: |
to press firmly together; compress.
- synonyms:
- compress
- similar words:
- crush, pinch, press
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| definition 2: |
to exert pressure on or crush so as to extract something from.
She squeezed grapefruit for juice.- similar words:
- crush, press, wring
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| definition 3: |
to hug.
- synonyms:
- embrace, hug, press
- similar words:
- cuddle, enfold, grasp
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| definition 4: |
to press into a small or crowded space.
He squeezed two more people into the elevator.- synonyms:
- cram, jam
- similar words:
- crowd, impact, pack, press, ram, wedge
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to extort money from.
- similar words:
- blackmail, enforce, extort
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| related words: |
clamp, compact, contract, crowd, crush, enforce, exact, extract, fill, hug, nip, pinch, press, pry, wrap, wring |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to force one's way through a crowd or confined space (usu. fol. by "through" or "in").
- similar words:
- cram, jam, muscle, press, push, wedge
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| definition 2: |
to exert pressure or force.
- synonyms:
- press
- similar words:
- crush, push
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| related words: |
crush, jam, nestle, pinch, wring |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of squeezing.
- similar words:
- compression, constriction, embrace, pinch
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| definition 2: |
the state of being squeezed.
- similar words:
- compression, constriction
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| definition 3: |
an embrace; hug.
- synonyms:
- embrace, hug
- similar words:
- clasp, clinch
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| definition 4: |
a firm handshake.
- similar words:
- clasp, clutch, grasp, grip
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| definition 5: |
an amount of something that is extracted by squeezing.
- similar words:
- dram, drop, pinch
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| related words: |
contraction, crush, grapple, hug, jam, nip, pinch, wring |
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| derivations: |
squeezable (adj.), squeezer (n.) |
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