Squeeze
/skwiːz/noun
To firmly press something, typically to extract liquid or air.
Did you know?The word 'squeeze' can be traced back to medieval times, where it was often associated with torture, as squeezing was a method used to extract confessions.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skweḱ-
“to press, squeeze, or push together”
Old English
Old English
cwiscan
“to twist, press, or squeeze”
Middle English
Middle English
squeyen
“to press or crush”
15th Century
English
squeeze
“to apply pressure to extract juice or liquid”
Modern English
English
squeeze
“to compress or apply force to something to extract or manipulate”
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