SQUEEZES Synonyms: 193 Similar and Opposite Words

squeezes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of squeeze

as in crushes

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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as in crams

to fit (people or things) into a tight space I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

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as in earns

to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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as in compresses

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box

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as in plucks

to rob by the use of trickery or threats the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

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as in pushes

to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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squeezes

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noun

plural of squeeze

as in darlings

slang a person with whom one is in love she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn

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His son earns $703,000 from the ILA and the same local.

Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ earns our Editor's Choice Award for affordable Android tablets, thanks to its overall comprehensive performance and lower cost.

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