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squeeze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SQUEEZE

1
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of <kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table>
Related Words ream; pulp, puree (or purée); extract, extrude
2
to fit (people or things) into a tight space <I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine>
Related Words fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack
3
to get with great difficulty <managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses>
Synonyms scrape (up or together), scrounge, squeeze, wrest, wring
4
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together <squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box>
5
to rob by the use of trickery or threats <the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence>
6
to force one's way <I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel>
Related Words ram, shove, thrust

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