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Meaning of squeeze off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To fire (a shot or shots) by pulling the trigger of a firearm.
    informal, transitive
  2. To cut off by squeezing.
    transitive
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, off.

Examples

“I squeezed off a few rounds until the people started retreating while aiming where I was. I was surprised when one of the slugs actually entered the cave, so I aimed and squeezed the trigger several times.”
“Guy started fumbling with his zipper, trying unsuccessfully to squeeze off the flow of urine.”
“Other paths can be occupied by oil trains from Grain, timber trains for Chirk, cement trains for Clitheroe, as well as engineering trains running this way to avoid the West Coast Main Line and other 60mph services squeezed off the WCML to make way for faster passenger and freight trains.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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