squeeze
[ skweez ]
/ skwiz /
verb (used with object), squeezed, squeez·ing.
verb (used without object), squeezed, squeez·ing.
noun
Origin of squeeze
1590–1600; perhaps variant of obsolete
squize (Old English
cwȳsan) to squeeze, with initial
s by false division of words in sandhi
OTHER WORDS FROM squeeze
squeez·er, noun squeez·ing·ly, adverb in·ter·squeeze, verb (used with object), in·ter·squeezed, in·ter·squeez·ing. un·squeezed, adjectiveWords nearby squeeze
squeal,
squeamish,
squee,
squeegee,
squeezable,
squeeze,
squeeze bottle,
squeeze off,
squeeze play,
squeeze through,
squeeze-box
British Dictionary definitions for squeeze through
squeeze
/ (skwiːz) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of squeeze
squeezable, adjective squeezer, nounWord Origin for squeeze
C16: from Middle English
queysen to press, from Old English
cwӯsan
Idioms and Phrases with squeeze through (1 of 2)
squeeze through
Also, squeeze by. Manage to pass, win, or survive by a narrow margin, as in We squeezed through the second round of playoffs, or There was just enough food stored in the cabin for us to squeeze by until the hurricane ended. This idiom uses squeeze in the sense of “succeed by means of compression.” [c. 1700] Also see squeak by.
Idioms and Phrases with squeeze through (2 of 2)
squeeze