► 副詞
ぎゅうぎゅう [(1)ぎゅうぎゅう] [coll] meaning: squeeze rank: 2
☆ 彼女は服を鞄にぎゅうぎゅう押し込んだ ⇨ She forcefully squeezed clothes into her bag
► 動詞
搾る [(2)しぼる] meaning: squeeze rank: 1
☆ 彼女はレモンを搾った ⇨ She squeezed a lemon (☛ 搾る is an alternative spelling for “squeeze liquid out of”)
揉む [(2)もむ] meaning: squeeze rank: 2
☆ 彼女は人混みに揉まれた ⇨ She got squeezed, tossed around, in a packed crowd
☆ 肩を揉んであげようか？ ⇨ Do you want me to massage (by kneading) your shoulder?
☆ 彼は不安そうに手を揉んだ ⇨ He nervously held his hands together (☛ Not clasping with fingers interlaced, but rather like a baseball pitcher cleaning a ball in his hands. A typical gesture of nervousness in Japan)
絞り出す [(4)しぼりだす] meaning: squeeze rank: 3
☆ このエンジンは500馬力を絞り出す ⇨ This engine squeezes out 500 horsepower
☆ 彼は何とか知恵を絞り出そうと頑張った ⇨ He tired hard to squeeze out a good idea (from his brain)