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squeeze for

/skwiːz fɔːr/

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verb

/skwiːz fɔːr/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия оказания давления или принуждения кого-либо предоставить что-либо, например информацию, деньги или признание.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of pressuring or forcing someone to provide something, such as information, money, or a confession.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Extract information or moneyinformal

    To pressure someone to give something, such as information, money, or a confession.

    ruВыжимать

    • The detective squeezed the suspect for information about the crime.
    • They tried to squeeze him for more money, but he refused.
    • The journalist squeezed the politician for a comment on the scandal.

    Synonymsbleedextortmilkpresspumpwring

Forms
  • squeezed for past participle
  • squeezed for past simple
  • squeezing for present participle
  • squeezes for third person singular

Base verbsqueeze

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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