squeezing
Forcing through tightly
Squeezing is applying pressure from opposite sides, typically to compress, extract, or force through a narrow space.
You squeeze an orange to get juice, squeeze toothpaste from a tube, or squeeze someone's hand in affection or reassurance.
To squeeze into a tight space is to fit with difficulty: We squeezed into the back seat.
A financial squeeze is pressure from limited resources.
Squeeze tightly shut
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- holdMaintain in grasp
tighten · pinch · vice · clamp · wrench · twist · stranglehold · tourniquet
Extracted fruit liquid
- pressApply force downward
- wringTwist to expel moisture
- pulpSoft wet mass
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
oil · milk · essence · nectar · juicer · zest · rind · extractor
Compress with force
- compactTightly packed together
- flattenMake level or smooth
- squashFlatten by pressure
- condenseMake more compact
press · squish · mash · crumple · deform · wring · pulp · compaction
Pressure, mental or vocal
- forceStrength or compulsion
- strainExcessive stretching force
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
constraint · burden · demand · coercion · duress · urgency · deadline · crunch
clench
Squeeze tightly shut
hold · tighten · pinch · vice · clamp · wrench · twist · stranglehold · tourniquet · cinch
juice
Extracted fruit liquid
citrus · oil · milk · essence · nectar · juicer · zest · rind · extractor · strain
crush
Compress with force
condense · press · squish · mash · crumple · deform · wring · pulp · compaction · deflate
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- forceStrength or compulsion
- strainExcessive stretching force
- compressionForcing into smaller space
oppression · constraint · burden · demand · coercion · duress · urgency · deadline · crunch · pinch
hug
Tight, affectionate clasp
hold · nestle · nuzzle · enfold · cradle · bearhug · wrap · encircle · affection · warmth
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- crushing actionscrushing, flattening, smashing, pressing, stomping
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- extractingmining, drilling, juicing, pulling, yanking
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- juice makingpressing, juicing, blending, straining, pulping
squeezingexpanding
Growing in scope
expansion · inflating · stretching · inflation · dilating
squeezingreleasing
Allowing to escape
letting go · loosening · relaxing · unclenching · dropping
squeezingfilling
Material placed within
injecting · infusing · inserting · introducing · replenishing
- squeezing inFitting into limited space
- squeezing outForcing out by pressure
- squeezing tight