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squeeze squeezessqueezingsqueezedlean on

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verbIf you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands .He squeezed her arm reassuringly.Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand.If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object.Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes....freshly squeezed lemon juice.If you squeeze your eyes shut or if your eyes squeeze shut, you close them tightly, usually because you are frightened or to protect your eyes from something such as strong sunlight .Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed.If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'll miss the show.My eyes were squeezed shut against the light.If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space.Somehow they squeezed him into the cockpit, and strapped him in.Many break-ins are carried out by youngsters who can squeeze through tiny windows.If you squeeze something out of someone, you persuade them to give it to you, although they may be unwilling to do this.The investigators complained about the difficulties of squeezing information out of residents.The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers.If a government squeezes the economy, they put strict controls on people's ability to borrow money or on their own departments ' freedom to spend money, in order to control the country's rate of inflation.The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down.Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.The CBI also says the squeeze is slowing down inflation.nounIf you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it.It was a squeeze in the car with five of them.The lift holds six people at a squeeze.Someone's squeeze is their boyfriend or girlfriend .Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend. C1

word	squeeze
definition	verb If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands . He squeezed her arm reassuringly. Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand. If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes. ...freshly squeezed lemon juice. If you squeeze your eyes shut or if your eyes squeeze shut, you close them tightly, usually because you are frightened or to protect your eyes from something such as strong sunlight . Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed. If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'll miss the show. My eyes were squeezed shut against the light. If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. Somehow they squeezed him into the cockpit, and strapped him in. Many break-ins are carried out by youngsters who can squeeze through tiny windows. If you squeeze something out of someone, you persuade them to give it to you, although they may be unwilling to do this. The investigators complained about the difficulties of squeezing information out of residents. The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers. If a government squeezes the economy, they put strict controls on people's ability to borrow money or on their own departments ' freedom to spend money, in order to control the country's rate of inflation. The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down. Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures. The CBI also says the squeeze is slowing down inflation. noun If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. It was a squeeze in the car with five of them. The lift holds six people at a squeeze. Someone's squeeze is their boyfriend or girlfriend . Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.
inflections	squeezessqueezingsqueezedlean on
cefr-level	C1

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