squeeze bottle

noun

1. a flexible plastic bottle the contents of which can be forced out by squeezing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of squeeze bottle¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“Sure,” I say, as Melvin stretches out his tiny arm and gingerly hands me the squeeze bottle.

From Literature

It’s why Kim’s Kimade is packaged in a slim pink can alongside funky typography or Sheeran's Tingly Ted Hot Sauce is sold in a cartoonish-looking squeeze bottle.

From Salon

This is the only fresh ingredient in a Cuba Libre, so don’t pour it out of a plastic squeeze bottle.

From Seattle Times

Pour the sauce into a jar or squeeze bottle and refrigerate it for at least one day.

From Salon

González smears cashew cream directly onto one corner of the table base, swooping it into an organic oval shape with concave areas that she fills with jalapeño-cilantro-infused olive oil from a squeeze bottle; this is the dip for the mushroom slices.

From Los Angeles Times