squeeze – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of squeeze

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

yousqueeze sth in
weLet's squeeze sth in
yousqueeze sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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