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put the squeeze on

put the squeeze on verb: to put pressure on someone (to do something).

Verb

put the squeeze on (third-person singular simple present puts the squeeze on, present participle putting the squeeze on, simple past and past participle put the squeeze on)

  1. (informal) To put pressure on someone (to do something).

Forms of put the squeeze on

third-person singular presentputs the squeeze on
present participleputting the squeeze on
past participleput the squeeze on
pastput the squeeze on

Questions about put the squeeze on

What does put the squeeze on mean?
Put the squeeze on means to put pressure on someone (to do something).
What part of speech is put the squeeze on?
Put the squeeze on is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the squeeze on?
The past tense of put the squeeze on is put the squeeze on.

Words near put the squeeze on in the dictionary

  1. put the same shoe on every foot
  2. put the screw
  3. put the screws
  4. put the shits up someone
  5. put the shoe on the other foot
  6. put the squeeze on
  7. put the stunners on
  8. put the tin lid on it
  9. put the toothpaste back in the tube
  10. put the wind up
  11. put the wood in the hole

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