squeeze off

English

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.
   • 2014, S. E. Nelson, Nightmare Along the River Nile:

     I squeezed off a few rounds until the people started retreating while aiming where I was. I was surprised when one of the slugs actually entered the cave, so I aimed and squeezed the trigger several times.

2. (transitive) To cut off by squeezing.
   • 2022, Chuck Marten, Bad Guy Lawyer:

     Guy started fumbling with his zipper, trying unsuccessfully to squeeze off the flow of urine.