squeezable

squeezable

English

Etymology

    From squeeze + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈskwiːzəbəl/
    • Rhymes: -iːzəbəl

    Adjective

    squeezable (comparative more squeezable, superlative most squeezable)

    1. Able to be squeezed.
      • 2013, Earl B. Russell, Cold Turkey at Nine: The Memoir of a Problem Child:
        A decade later, both Heinz and Hunt's introduced a new inverted, squeezable ketchup bottle that rested on its flip-bottom cap.

    Derived terms

    Noun

    squeezable (plural squeezables)

    1. A product or package designed to dispense its contents when squeezed.
      • 1988, Prepared Foods, volume 157, numbers 11-13, page 9:
        The litany of packaging innovations introduced to or popularized in the U.S. food market over the last generation seems endless: flexible aseptic packaging, barrier plastics, squeezables, lightweight glass, the retort pouch, []
      • 2013, Hilary Du Cane, Sue Baic, Nigel Denby, Living Gluten-Free For Dummies:
        Your other options are to hide the tubs and jars and buy squeezables for the guests' visit, or to buy separate containers and clearly mark which ones are gluten-free.