Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being squeezable.
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- noun The state or property of being
squeezable .
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- noun the property of being able to occupy less space
Etymologies
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Examples
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"squeezability," a quality attributed to the hero by certain Irish minstrels.
In the Wrong Paradise Andrew Lang 1878
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Beetles and bugs of easy squeezability, brobdignag proportions, and intolerable odor, darted into my mouth as I gasped for breath; while sand-flies with their atomic stings probed my nose and ears, and mosquitoes thrust their poisoned lances into every part of my body.
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If you look at the small print e.g. on likelihood to actually vote e.g. on likelihood to change their minds e.g. on the $64,000 question: "Labour or Tory for the win?" and their squeezability; if you look at these then the polls are verging on meaninglessness with the Lib Dem bubble largely less likely to vote, more likely to change, and more biddable by squeeze messages.
Labour of Love Chris Paul 2010
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If you look at the small print e.g. on likelihood to actually vote e.g. on likelihood to change their minds e.g. on the $64,000 question: "Labour or Tory for the win?" and their squeezability; if you look at these then the polls are verging on meaninglessness with the Lib Dem bubble largely less likely to vote, more likely to change, and more biddable by squeeze messages.
Labour of Love Chris Paul 2010
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