squeezable

English

Etymology

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

• squeezableness
• squeezability

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.