"squeeze off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: squeezes off [present, singular, third-person], squeezing off [participle, present], squeezed off [participle, past], squeezed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} squeeze off (third-person singular simple present squeezes off, present participle squeezing off, simple past and past participle squeezed off)
  1. (transitive, informal) To fire (a shot or shots) by pulling the trigger of a firearm. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-squeeze_off-en-verb-60eZ6Xos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 51 49
  2. (transitive) To cut off by squeezing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-squeeze_off-en-verb-Xem6U9ct Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 51 49

Inflected forms

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