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Verb: squeeze skweez- To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
"squeeze a lemon" - squash, crush, squelch, mash - Press firmly
"He squeezed my hand" - Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
"I squeezed myself into the corner" - wedge, force - To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
"He squeezed her for information" - coerce, hale [archaic], pressure, force - Obtain by coercion or intimidation
"They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" - extort, rack, gouge, wring - Press or force
- thrust, stuff, shove - Squeeze tightly between the fingers
"She squeezed the bottle" - pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch - Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- embrace, hug, bosom - Squeeze or press together
- compress, constrict, compact, contract, press Noun: squeeze skweez- The act of gripping and pressing firmly
"he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" - squeezing - A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- credit crunch, liquidity crisis - A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
"increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
"she was his main squeeze" - A twisting squeeze
- wring - An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- power play, squeeze play - A tight or amorous embrace
- hug, clinch - The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
"getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
Derived forms: squeezing, squeezes, squeezed See also: squeeze out, squeezer Type of: attempt, clasp, compel, compressing, compression, constriction, displace, effort, embrace, embracement, embracing, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], financial condition, fleece, force, gazump [Brit], grip, hook, loss, lover, motion, move, movement, obligate, oblige, overcharge, pluck, plume, press, push, red, red ink, rob, soak, surcharge, tighten, try Encyclopedia: Squeeze |