Definition of squeeze

noun (n)

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly (noun.act)

  Synonym: squeezing
  

  Example:
  He gave her cheek a playful squeeze.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high (noun.state)

  Synonym: credit crunch, liquidity crisis
  

  source: wordnet30
• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer (noun.possession)

  Example:
  Increased expenses put a squeeze on profits.
  

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• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend (noun.person)

  Example:
  She was his main squeeze.
  

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• a twisting squeeze (noun.event)

  Synonym: wring
  

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• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (noun.act)

  Synonym: power play, squeeze play
  

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• a tight or amorous embrace (noun.act)

  Synonym: clinch, hug
  

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• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space (noun.act)

  Example:
  Getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze.
  

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• The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure. (noun)

  source: webster1913
• The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

  Synonym: crush, mash, squash, squelch
  

  Example:
  Squeeze a lemon.
  

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• press firmly (verb.contact)

  Example:
  He squeezed my hand.
  

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• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)

  Synonym: force, wedge
  

  Example:
  I squeezed myself into the corner.
  

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• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)

  Synonym: coerce, force, hale, pressure
  

  Example:
  He squeezed her for information.
  

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• obtain by coercion or intimidation (verb.possession)

  Synonym: extort, gouge, rack, wring
  

  Example:
  They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him.
  

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• press or force (verb.motion)

  Synonym: shove, stuff, thrust
  

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• squeeze tightly between the fingers (verb.contact)

  Synonym: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch
  

  Example:
  She squeezed the bottle.
  

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• squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

  Synonym: bosom, embrace, hug
  

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• squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

  Synonym: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press
  

  source: wordnet30
• To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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