Squeeze Skwiːz Gave Hand Tight Situation Car Put

• he gave my hand a little squeeze.
• give the tube another squeeze.
• a squeeze of lemon juice
• it was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case.

squeeze

1. an act of pressing something, usually with your hands
• He gave my hand a little squeeze.
• Give the tube another squeeze.
2. a small amount of liquid that is produced by pressing something
• a squeeze of lemon juice
3. a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or restricted space
• It was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case.
• Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.
4. a reduction in the amount of money, jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this
• a squeeze on profits
• We're really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.
• a credit squeeze
5. a boyfriend or girlfriend
• Who's his main squeeze?
6. to put pressure on somebody to act in a particular way; to make a situation difficult for somebody
• You come straight to me if she tries to put the squeeze on you.
• Increased competition is really putting the squeeze on North American producers.

Extra Examples

• All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze.
• He gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
• He gave his mother a comforting squeeze as he left.
• Hospitals have been in a squeeze for some time.
• The government is trying to put the squeeze on high earners.
• There were seven of us in the car and it was a tight squeeze.
• We can get six in the car at a squeeze.
• a squeeze on spending

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from earlier squise, from obsolete queise, of unknown origin.