squeeze /skwēz/

1. To crush, press hard, compress
2. To grasp tightly
3. To embrace
4. To force by pressing
5. To effect, render, or put by pressing
6. To crush the juice or liquid from
7. (with off) to fire (a bullet)
8. To force to discard winning cards
9. To fleece, extort from
10. To take a rubbing of

1. To press
2. To crowd
3. To crush
4. To force a way
5. To yield to pressure

1. The act of squeezing
2. Pressure
3. A restriction or time of restriction (usu financial or commercial)
4. A crowded assembly
5. An embrace
6. A close grasp
7. A portion withheld and appropriated as by an official
8. A rubbing
9. A few drops obtained by squeezing
10. Play that forces an opponent to discard a potentially winning card (also squeeze play; bridge)
11. A girlfriend or boyfriend (informal)

squeezabilˈity noun

squeezˈable adjective

squeezˈer noun

1. Someone who squeezes
2. An instrument, machine or part for squeezing
3. A playing card marked in the corner with suit and value

squeezˈing noun and adjective

squeezˈy adjective

1. Squeezable
2. Confined, cramped, contracted

squeezeˈ-box noun (informal)

A concertina, accordion

squeezy bottle or (esp US) squeeze bottle noun

A flexible plastic bottle, eg for washing-up liquid, that is squeezed to force out the contents

• electrocardiogram
• electrocardiograms
• electrocardiograph
• electrocardiographic
• electrocardiographs
• electrocardiography
• electrocement
• electrocements
• electrochemic
• electrochemical
• electrochemically
• electrochemist
• electrochemistry
• electrochemists
• electroclash
• electroconvulsive
• electroculture
• electrocultures
• electrocute
• electrocuted
• electrocutes
• electrocuting
• electrocution
• electrocutions
• electrode