noun Download 🔗Share A close or tight fit. Examples : "The tight squeeze of the bus made it hard to stand up straight. " position situation essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice. Examples : "The students were warned about the illegal "squeeze" circulating at the party, made from Sterno and fruit juice. " drink substance essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third. Examples : "The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze." sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. Examples : "The squeeze forced my opponent to discard the queen, giving me the chance to win the trick. " game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A traversal of a narrow passage. Examples : "It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave." area place way essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry. Examples : "The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone." archaeology history writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata. Examples : "The squeeze in the mine shaft was causing the miners to work in increasingly cramped conditions. " geology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once. Examples : "I squeezed the ball between my hands." action physics essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting. Examples : "Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt." sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading