squeeze together
Frequency: 6.76.5 per million words
To press two or more things towards each other.
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Examples (10)
- His legs were squeezed together.
- We had to squeeze together to fit everyone on the small sofa.
- The books were so tightly squeezed together on the shelf that I couldn't pull one out.
- Can you squeeze the two ends of the wire together to make a connection?
- If we all squeeze together, there might be just enough room for one more.
- She carefully squeezed the edges of the pastry together to seal the pie.
- The children squeezed together in delight as they watched the fireworks.
- Don't squeeze the delicate flowers together in your hand, or you'll crush them.
- He tried to squeeze his broad shoulders together to fit through the narrow gap.
- The crowded subway forced passengers to squeeze together during rush hour.