Squeeze

"Squeeze" in Japanese

ギュッとする

gyutto suru

(hug or other affectionate grasp)

スクイズ

sukuizu

(baseball: the act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third)

抱きしめ

dakishime

(hug or other affectionate grasp)

拓本

takuhon

(epigraphy: an impression of an inscription)

板挟み

itabasami

(difficult position)

スクイズする

sukuizu suru

(baseball: to attempt to score a runner from third by bunting)

押し込める

oshikomeru

(to fit into a tight place)

押す

osu

(to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

搾る

shiboru

(to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

板挟みにあう

itabasami ni au

(to put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices)

絞り出す

shiboridasu

(to remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty)

絞る

shiboru

(to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

絞る

shiboru

(to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

締め付ける

shimetsukeru

(to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.