Wednesday, October 12, 2011

What Language Looks Like: Squeeze

The word I chose for this project is squeeze.
verb (used with object)
1.
to press forcibly together; compress.
2.
to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or thelike: to squeeze an orange.
3.
to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeezejuice from an orange.
4.
to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze threesuits into a small suitcase.
5.
to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctorwill try to squeeze you in between appointments.

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