squeeze up
squeeze up · squeezes up · squeezed up · squeezing up
To move closer together, in order to make more space for someone elseTo move closer together, in order to make more space for someone else.
Meaning
1 sensesTo move closer together, in order to make more space for someone else.
Forms
squeezes up, squeezing up, squeezed up, squeezed up| Base form | squeeze up · to squeeze up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | squeezes up |
| Present participle | squeezing up |
| Past simple | squeezed up |
| Past participle | squeezed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- squeeze outвичавити, вичавлюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
- squeeze upTo move closer together, in order to make more space for someone else.
- squeeze offTo fire (a shot or shots) by pulling the trigger of a firearm.
- squeeze inTo find time or other resources for.
- squeeze intoTo go into (a cramped space); to barely fit into.
- squeeze underTo get past an obstruction by going underneath, although with difficulty
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.