squeeze

/skwiːz/ noun

Translation

› [C] when you press something firmly

sıkma, sıkıştırma

He gave her hand a little squeeze.1969

it's a squeeze › used to say that there are too many people or things in a small space

sıkışıklık, izdiham, kalabalık, ana baba günü

We all got in, but it was a tight squeeze.1927

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

bir sıkımlık limon/portakal vb.

1796

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

whatever happens

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.