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Squeeze   /skwiz/   Listen
Squeeze

verb
(past & past part. squeezed; pres. part. squeezing)
1.
To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.  Synonyms: crush, mash, squash, squelch.  "Squeeze a lemon"
2.
Press firmly.
3.
Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.  Synonyms: force, wedge.
4.
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.  Synonyms: coerce, force, hale, pressure.  "He squeezed her for information"
5.
Obtain by coercion or intimidation.  Synonyms: extort, gouge, rack, wring.  "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
6.
Press or force.  Synonyms: shove, stuff, thrust.  "She thrust the letter into his hand"
7.
Squeeze tightly between the fingers.  Synonyms: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch.  "She squeezed the bottle"
8.
Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.  Synonyms: bosom, embrace, hug.  "They embraced" , "He hugged her close to him"
9.
Squeeze or press together.  Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press.  "The spasm contracted the muscle"
noun
1.
The act of gripping and pressing firmly.  Synonym: squeezing.
2.
A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high.  Synonyms: credit crunch, liquidity crisis.
3.
A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer.
4.
(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend.
5.
A twisting squeeze.  Synonym: wring.
6.
An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.  Synonyms: power play, squeeze play.
7.
A tight or amorous embrace.  Synonyms: clinch, hug.
8.
The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.



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"Squeeze" Quotes from Famous Books



... inch thick; slightly broil like beefsteak for the table, cut into squares of an inch, squeeze in a lemon squeezer, skim carefully and salt. Serve either very cold, or place the cup containing the juice in a bowl of boiling water, stir carefully, and as soon as the juice is warm serve. If left a moment too long it is spoiled, as it curdles. One ...
— Making Good On Private Duty • Harriet Camp Lounsbery

... seeing that valour, incapable of being borne by foes, of the mighty car-warrior Karna. Beholding that weapon of Dhananjaya frustrated by Karna in the midst of battle, the angry son of the Wind-god, with eyes blazing with wrath, began to squeeze his hands. Indeed, the wrathful Bhima, his anger being provoked, drew deep breaths and addressing Arjuna of true aim, said, "How, O Jishnu, could this wretch fallen off from virtue, this Suta's son, putting forth his might in battle, slay so many foremost ...
— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 - Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 • Unknown

... before the porch. Link had tied two long, heavy planks upon the car, one on each side, and in every available space he had strapped extra tires. A huge cask occupied one back seat, and another seat was full of tools and ropes. There was just room in this rear part of the car for Nels to squeeze in. Link put Madeline in front beside him, then bent over the wheel. Madeline waved her hand at the silent cowboys on the porch. Not an audible ...
— The Light of Western Stars • Zane Grey

... greeted Mr. Grigsby, when Charley hastened back to find him and tell him. Mr. Grigsby was so tall, that he had seen as well as Charley, who was little and could squeeze about under people's arms. "It's a wonder. That kind of person usually swipes the ...
— Gold Seekers of '49 • Edwin L. Sabin

... t' be any ol' pirate this time," replied Mr. Donovan, with a pleasurable squeeze of the pocket-book over ...
— A Splendid Hazard • Harold MacGrath


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