/skwiːz/
Translation
To press something firmly from both sides, often with your hand.
Word origin
From an older English word queise, meaning to press, with an added s at the start.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- cwesan
Grammar
Examples
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"Squeeze" means to press it firmly from both sides.
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"Squeezed" is the past form of "squeeze".
sponge .
"Squeezes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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