SQUEEZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of squeeze in English
squeeze verb
(PRESS )
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"Oh, Andrew," she said, as she squeezed him in her tight embrace .
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squeeze verb
(MOVE )
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squeeze verb
(BADLY AFFECT )
squeeze noun
(PRESS )
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squeeze noun
(LIMIT )
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squeeze noun
(SPACE )
tight squeeze I can give you a lift , but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well.
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squeeze noun
(GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND )
(Definition of squeeze from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
squeeze | American Dictionary
squeeze verb
(PRESS TOGETHER )
squeeze verb
(FORCE INTO )
squeeze noun
(PRESSING TOGETHER )
squeeze noun
(FORCING INTO A SPACE )
(Definition of squeeze from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of squeeze
squeeze
During compression the fabric structure deforms and the water is squeezed out of the paper and the fabric.
Region 4 is unsaturated, and its only role is to allow air to re-enter the gaps left by the water that has been squeezed out.
The reason for this was that they became squeezed between different interest groups.
Without really challenging hierarchy they still squeezed concessions out of village leaders, turning a weakness into strength.
In both of them, the author squeezes as much material, as many facts, as he can from his meagre sources.
As the boom collapsed, jobbers found themselves squeezed between the demands of the millowners and the resistance of the workers.
Financially squeezed by the depression of the 1880s, they began to accept paying patients.
Nevertheless, some of the matrix magma probably was squeezed out during this process, concentrating the orbicules into a smaller volume.
Moreover, inflation depressed incomes, depriving manufacturers of customers for their efforts and squeezing savings that might have fostered capital growth.
Thus, economic and democratic reforms are both possible if they can be squeezed into this unique time period.
Where necessary, contents of the body cavity were squeezed out using a fine forceps.
The gut contents from each section were squeezed out, weighed and an egg count carried out on each section.
An event that, through constant media attention, feels as if all the emotion has already been squeezed from it.
The ponderomotive laser light pressure squeezes out a portion of electrons from the plasma layer near the critical density area.
The bar fell and my eyes squeezed tightly shut.
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Translations of squeeze
in Chinese (Traditional)
壓緊, (尤指從各方面)擠壓,捏,擠,榨, 給…帶來財務困難,使陷入財務困境…
in Chinese (Simplified)
压紧, (尤指从各方面)挤压,捏,挤,榨, 给…带来财务困难,使陷入财务困境…
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apretar, estrujar, contracción…
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prensar, comprimir, apertar…
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sıkmak, sıkıştırmak, sıkma…
serrer, presser, appuyer…
knijpen, (zich) wringen, uitpersen…
எதையாவது உறுதியாக அழுத்த, குறிப்பாக எல்லா பக்கங்களிலிருந்தும் அதன் வடிவத்தை மாற்ற, அதன் அளவைக் குறைக்க அல்லது அதிலிருந்து திரவத்தை அகற்ற…
निचोड़ना, (कठिनाइपूर्वक थोड़ी से जगह से) घुसना, प्रवेश करना…
નિચોવી, દબાવ્યો, વાંકાચુકા થઈ ઘૂસવું…
trykke, presse, presse ind…
ramas, mendesakkan, mendesak…
drücken, sich quetschen, ausquetschen…
klemme, presse, komme i press…
نچوڑنا, دبانا, گھس گھسا کر جانا…
давити, стискувати, протискуватися…
сжимать, стискивать, сжатие…
పిసకడం, కష్టంగా లోపలకు, ద్వారా…
mačkat, vmáčknout (se), vymačkat…
meremas, mendesakkan, memeras…
ściskać, uścisk, wciskać (się)…
spremere, comprimere, strizzare…
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