squeeze

/skwiːz/ noun

Definition

› [C] when you press something firmly: He gave her hand a little squeeze.

it's a squeeze › used to say that there are too many people or things in a small space: We all got in, but it was a tight squeeze.

a squeeze of lemon/orange, etc › a small amount of juice from a lemon/orange, etc

(Definition of squeeze noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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