squeezing

B1 · Intermediate Cooking

v. pressing a fruit or vegetable to get the juice out.

v. extracting juice or liquid from a substance by applying compressive force.

“Squeezing a fresh lemon over the fish makes it taste much better.”

“The recipe calls for squeezing the excess moisture from the grated zucchini before adding it to the batter to prevent sogginess.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. trying to fit into a space that is almost too small.

v. forcing oneself or an object into a confined space or through a narrow opening.

“We were squeezing five people into the back of a very small car.”

“The commuters were squeezing themselves into the already crowded train carriage, desperate to make the final departure of the evening.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. an instance of pressing something firmly.

n. a single instance or the continuous action of applying compression.

“Give the bottle a gentle squeezing to see if there is any soap left.”

“The constant squeezing of the rubber tubing eventually caused a small fissure to develop in the material.”