squeezing
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English
Definitions
verb
- To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.“I squeezed the ball between my hands.”
- To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- To fit into a tight place.“Can you squeeze through that gap?”
- To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.“He squeezed some money out of his wallet.”
noun
- The act of pressing; compression.
- (chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
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