- cwýsan
- \cwýsan1 wv/t1b to squeeze, dash against, bruise
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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squeeze — squeezer, n. squeezingly, adv. /skweez/, v., squeezed, squeezing, n. v.t. 1. to press forcibly together; compress. 2. to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange. 3. to force out, extract, or procure by… … Universalium
squeeze — squeeze1 [skwi:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(press)¦ 2¦(press out liquid)¦ 3¦(small space)¦ 4 squeeze your eyes shut 5¦(just succeed)¦ 6¦(limit money)¦ Phrasal verbs squeeze somebody/something<=>in squeeze something<=>out squeeze up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
squeeze — 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.… … Etymology dictionary
quash — v. a. [cwesse]. O. and N. 1386. Fr. quasser. AS. cwysan … Oldest English Words
squeeze — [[t]skwiz[/t]] v. squeezed, squeez•ing, n. 1) to press forcibly together; compress 2) to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange[/ex] 3) to force out, extract, or procure by pressure 4) to force or… … From formal English to slang
squeeze — [skwēz] vt. squeezed, squeezing [intens. of ME queisen < OE cwysan, to squeeze, dash against, bruise, akin to Goth quistjan, to destroy < IE base * gweye , to overpower > Sans jināti, (he) conquers] 1. to press hard or closely; exert… … English World dictionary
