squeezing

squeezing is the present participle and gerund of squeeze.

Noun

squeezing (plural squeezings)

The act of pressing; compression.
- Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual
(in plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
- An exceedingly minute portion of Prussian blue suspended in water was similarly affected with muriatic acid. A portion of the squeezings of the sponge, which exhibited a greenish colour, evaporated to dryness, and ignited, left a calx […]1849, The London Lancet, page 464

Meaning of squeeze

Verb

squeeze (third-person singular simple present squeezes, present participle squeezing, simple past squeezed or (nonstandard) squoze, past participle squeezed or (nonstandard) squoze or (nonstandard) squozen)

(ambitransitive) To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
- I squeezed the ball between my hands.
Synonyms:

compress
(transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
(ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
- I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
(transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
(intransitive) To barely manage to.
- I managed to squeeze through the exam with a D.
(transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.

See all 22 meanings of squeeze

Forms of squeezing

plural	squeezings

Words formed from squeezing

Phrases with squeezing

Questions about squeezing

What does squeezing mean?: Squeezing means the act of pressing; compression.
What is squeezing the present participle and gerund of?: Squeezing is the present participle and gerund of squeeze.
What part of speech is squeezing?: Squeezing is a noun.
What is the plural of squeezing?: The plural of squeezing is squeezings.

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