Collocations for "squeeze"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "squeeze" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
squeeze
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- she squeezed his [arm, wrist, leg]
- squeeze into the [car, table, room, elevator]
- squeeze through the [door, opening, passage]
- squeezed by [on the exam, in the interview, in the class]
- squeeze onto the [bench, blanket, couch]
- squeeze a [sponge, tube, cloth]
- squeeze a [sponge] dry
- squeeze [water] out of the [sponge, towel]
- squeeze out [water] from the [sponge]
- squeeze out the [sponge]
- squeeze the [sponge] out
- squeeze [value, money] out (of)
- squeeze money out of [him, the taxpayers, their customers]
- squeeze out [a couple bucks, some toothpaste, a few more points]
- [companies, manufacturers] are being squeezed (by high prices)
- are being squeezed out (by)
- it's going to be a squeeze, but I think we can (all) fit
- it was a tight squeeze but [we all, everything] fit
- it was a bit of a squeeze, but
- [eight] people might be a (bit of a) squeeze, but
- maybe [eight] at a squeeze
- with the squeeze of the trigger
- gave the trigger a squeeze
- the [toothpaste, ketchup] came out with a squeeze
- gave her hand a (gentle) squeeze (when)
- sexually explicit: gave her [butt, breasts] a squeeze
- a squeeze of [lemon, lime] juice [on, over]
- [the mob, his boss] put the squeeze on him
- was trying to put the squeeze on me
- slang: she's his main squeeze
'squeeze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):