OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8011

squeeze

/skwiːz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apuro • crisis
A difficult position.
I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.
There is a growing recognition that, as the population ages and the squeeze on NHS resources continues, better ways of supporting older people outside hospital need to be developed…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 8010

squeeze

/skwiːz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apremir (disused) • apretar • despichar • espichar • exprimir
To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
I squeezed the ball between my hands.
Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
apretujar • escolar • escolarse
To fit into a tight place.
Can you squeeze through that gap?
I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.