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tight squeeze

tight squeeze noun: a small amount of space shared by numerous people or things.

Noun

tight squeeze (plural tight squeezes)

  1. (idiomatic) A small amount of space shared by numerous people or things
    • Jem held up the bottom wire and motioned Dill under it. I followed, and held up the wire for Jem. It was a tight squeeze for him.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  2. (idiomatic) A small amount of time in which something is to be done or attained

Forms of tight squeeze

pluraltight squeezes

Questions about tight squeeze

What does tight squeeze mean?
Tight squeeze means a small amount of space shared by numerous people or things.
What part of speech is tight squeeze?
Tight squeeze is a noun.
What is the plural of tight squeeze?
The plural of tight squeeze is tight squeezes.

Words near tight squeeze in the dictionary

  1. tight ships
  2. tight slap
  3. tight slaps
  4. tight spot
  5. tight spots
  6. tight squeeze
  7. tight whites
  8. tight-arse
  9. tight-arsed
  10. tight-arses
  11. tight-ass

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