Difference between revisions of "squeeze"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* frown 0.77 29, temptation 0.61 47, controversy 0.57 20, prosecution 0.53 57, hardship 0.52 21, problem-dem 0.51 17, confusion 0.50 89, try-try 0.50 6, lecturer-dem 0.50 5
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English squeeze
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From English: ''squeeze''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* skwiz
 
* skwiz
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3279
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3279
  
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The word is used more in written texts than orally.
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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squeeze: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
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eze: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
  
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#Make dem [[press]] someting tight.
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# aux-compound:svc-nsubj (frequency:4)
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#:* {{ux|dv|As im grab and '''squeeze''' di back of my hand, e pay for my car and come whisper inside my ear 'No tell anybodi wetin happen, your manager, your agent.' |(bbc__2395, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|She say:As soon as dey snap di photo, e drop im hands from my waist go down to my buttock and '''squeeze''' am, na im make you see say for di picture my mouth dey wide open. |(bbc__89126, __no translation__)}}
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#Make person face like sey e dey vex.
 
#: {{ux|dv|Fans hail Iwobi performance as Everton lose for EPL Iwobi transfer from Arsenal make Nigerians '''squeeze''' face |(bbc__48673, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Fans hail Iwobi performance as Everton lose for EPL Iwobi transfer from Arsenal make Nigerians '''squeeze''' face |(bbc__48673, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Di Nigeria Labour Congress president come '''squeeze''' face talk say make dem deal well well with any officer wey be thiefi-thiefi jakoliko. |(deuber__79, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|as im grab and '''squeeze''' di back of my hand, e pay for my car and come whisper inside my ear 'No tell anybodi wetin happen, your manager, your agent.' |(bbc__2395, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|She say:As soon as dey snap di photo, e drop im hands from my waist go down to my buttock and '''squeeze''' am, na im make you see say for di picture my mouth dey wide open. |(bbc__89126, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
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* frown 0.77 29, temptation 0.61 47, controversy 0.57 20, prosecution 0.53 57, hardship 0.52 21, problem-dem 0.51 17, confusion 0.50 89, try-try 0.50 6, lecturer-dem 0.50 5
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* [[press]]
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====Antonyms====
 
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* frown 0.77 29, temptation 0.61 47, controversy 0.57 20, prosecution 0.53 57, hardship 0.52 21, problem-dem 0.51 17, confusion 0.50 89, try-try 0.50 6, lecturer-dem 0.50 5
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: no definition
 
* English: no definition

Revision as of 15:16, 19 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: squeeze

Pronunciation

  • skwiz

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 4006
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 47
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3279



Verb

eze: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

  1. Make dem press someting tight.
    • As im grab and squeeze di back of my hand, e pay for my car and come whisper inside my ear 'No tell anybodi wetin happen, your manager, your agent.'  — (bbc__2395, __no translation__)
    • She say:As soon as dey snap di photo, e drop im hands from my waist go down to my buttock and squeeze am, na im make you see say for di picture my mouth dey wide open.  — (bbc__89126, __no translation__)
  2. Make person face like sey e dey vex.
    Fans hail Iwobi performance as Everton lose for EPL Iwobi transfer from Arsenal make Nigerians squeeze face  — (bbc__48673, __no translation__)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: no definition
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