squeeze – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of squeeze

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to squeeze sb in
Participle: squeezed sb in
Gerund: squeezing sb in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Isqueeze sb in
yousqueeze sb in
he;she;itsqueezes sb in
wesqueeze sb in
yousqueeze sb in
theysqueeze sb in

Perfect

Ihave squeezed sb in
youhave squeezed sb in
he;she;ithas squeezed sb in
wehave squeezed sb in
youhave squeezed sb in
theyhave squeezed sb in

Past

Isqueezed sb in
yousqueezed sb in
he;she;itsqueezed sb in
wesqueezed sb in
yousqueezed sb in
theysqueezed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad squeezed sb in
youhad squeezed sb in
he;she;ithad squeezed sb in
wehad squeezed sb in
youhad squeezed sb in
theyhad squeezed sb in

Future

Iwill squeeze sb in
youwill squeeze sb in
he;she;itwill squeeze sb in
wewill squeeze sb in
youwill squeeze sb in
theywill squeeze sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have squeezed sb in
youwill have squeezed sb in
he;she;itwill have squeezed sb in
wewill have squeezed sb in
youwill have squeezed sb in
theywill have squeezed sb in

Subjunctive

Present

Isqueeze sb in
yousqueeze sb in
he;she;itsqueeze sb in
wesqueeze sb in
yousqueeze sb in
theysqueeze sb in

Perfect

Ihave squeezed sb in
youhave squeezed sb in
he;she;ithave squeezed sb in
wehave squeezed sb in
youhave squeezed sb in
theyhave squeezed sb in

Imperfect

Isqueezed sb in
yousqueezed sb in
he;she;itsqueezed sb in
wesqueezed sb in
yousqueezed sb in
theysqueezed sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad squeezed sb in
youhad squeezed sb in
he;she;ithad squeezed sb in
wehad squeezed sb in
youhad squeezed sb in
theyhad squeezed sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould squeeze sb in
youwould squeeze sb in
he;she;itwould squeeze sb in
wewould squeeze sb in
youwould squeeze sb in
theywould squeeze sb in

Perfect

Iwould have squeezed sb in
youwould have squeezed sb in
he;she;itwould have squeezed sb in
wewould have squeezed sb in
youwould have squeezed sb in
theywould have squeezed sb in

Imperative

yousqueeze sb in
weLet's squeeze sb in
yousqueeze sb in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam squeezing sb in
youare squeezing sb in
he;she;itis squeezing sb in
weare squeezing sb in
youare squeezing sb in
theyare squeezing sb in

Perfect

Ihave been squeezing sb in
youhave been squeezing sb in
he;she;ithas been squeezing sb in
wehave been squeezing sb in
youhave been squeezing sb in
theyhave been squeezing sb in

Past

Iwas squeezing sb in
youwere squeezing sb in
he;she;itwas squeezing sb in
wewere squeezing sb in
youwere squeezing sb in
theywere squeezing sb in

Pluperfect

Ihad been squeezing sb in
youhad been squeezing sb in
he;she;ithad been squeezing sb in
wehad been squeezing sb in
youhad been squeezing sb in
theyhad been squeezing sb in

Future

Iwill be squeezing sb in
youwill be squeezing sb in
he;she;itwill be squeezing sb in
wewill be squeezing sb in
youwill be squeezing sb in
theywill be squeezing sb in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been squeezing sb in
youwill have been squeezing sb in
he;she;itwill have been squeezing sb in
wewill have been squeezing sb in
youwill have been squeezing sb in
theywill have been squeezing sb in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be squeezing sb in
youwould be squeezing sb in
he;she;itwould be squeezing sb in
wewould be squeezing sb in
youwould be squeezing sb in
theywould be squeezing sb in

Perfect

Iwould have been squeezing sb in
youwould have been squeezing sb in
he;she;itwould have been squeezing sb in
wewould have been squeezing sb in
youwould have been squeezing sb in
theywould have been squeezing sb in

Other

Verbs similar to 'squeeze'

squee, squeegee, squiese, unsqueeze, bleeze, breeze, feeze, freeze, heeze, neeze,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to make tighter
bind, brace, cinch, clench, constrict, taughten, tauten, tense, tighten
to press or squeeze together; to make more dense
astringe, compact, compactify, condense, densitize, mash, pack, press, scrunch, smush, squash, squish, squoosh, compress, thring, thrutch
to clasp in the arms with affection
accoll, amplect, beclip, clip, coll, complect, comply, cwtch, embrace, enfold, enhalse, fall on someone's neck, fathom, glomp, halse, hug, infold, oxter, press, umbeclap
compress
crush, squash, press, pressure, pinch, crowd, clasp, cram

Antonyms

compress
increase, extend, spread, stretch

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1600, probably an alteration of quease (c.1550), from O.E. cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (cf. Ger. quetschen "to squeeze"). Slang expression to put the squeeze on (someone or something) "exert influence" is from 1711. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. Main squeeze "most important person" is attested from 1896; meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested by 1980.
2. From earlier squize, squise (whence also dialectal English squizzen and squeege), first attested around 1600, further origin uncertain; probably an alteration of quease (which is attested since 1550), from Middle English queisen (“to squeeze”), from Old English cwȳsan (“to crush, squeeze”), itself also of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare Swedish qväsa, kväsa (“to squeeze, bruise, crush; quell”), Dutch kwetsen (“to injure, hurt”), German quetschen (“to squeeze”)). Or, a blend of obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”) (whence also squash and squish) with quease. Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to press, squeeze”).
3. The slang expression "to put the squeeze on (someone or something)", meaning "to exert influence", is from 1711. The baseball term "squeeze play" is first recorded 1905. "Main squeeze" ("most important person") is attested from 1896, the specific meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested in 1970s.
4. The nonstandard strong forms squoze and squozen, attested dialectally since at least the mid-19th century, are by analogy with freeze. See: Swedish 'qväsa', Dutch 'kwetsen', German, old spelling 'quetschen', French 'esquicher', Old Occitan 'esquichar'.

Verbs referencing "squeeze"

Norwegian skvise.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] in Orleans, as was entirely ruined by this sort o ’ handling. The fellow that was trading for her didn't want her baby; and she was one of your real high sort, when her blood was up. I tell you, she squeezed up her child in her arms, and talked, and went on real awful. It kinder makes my blood run cold to think of ’ t; and when they carried off the child, and locked her up, she jest went ravin ’ mad, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ It _must_ shut down, ” said aunty, with the air of a general, as she squeezed the things in, and sprung upon the lid; — still a little gap remained about the mouth of the trunk. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] themselves from too great and sudden a joy. They are now seated around the social board, and are getting decidedly companionable; only that Cassy, who keeps little Eliza on her lap, occasionally squeezes the little thing, in a manner that rather astonishes her, and obstinately refuses to have her mouth stuffed with cake to the extent the little one desires,—alleging, what the child rather wonders [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)