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squeeze
[ skweez ]
/ skwiz /
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verb (used with object), squeezed, squeez·ing.
verb (used without object), squeezed, squeez·ing.
noun
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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
squeezer, nounsqueez·ing·ly, adverbin·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, squeezebox, squeezed joint, squeeze off, squeeze play
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British Dictionary definitions for squeeze
squeeze
/ (skwiːz) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of squeeze
squeezable, adjectivesqueezer, nounWord Origin for squeeze
C16: from Middle English queysen to press, from Old English cwӯsan
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