Squeeze

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To press hard on or together; compress.
  • intransitive verb. To press gently, as in affection.
  • intransitive verb. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To extract by applying pressure.
  • intransitive verb. To extract or gain by intimidation or other pressure.
  • intransitive verb. To pressure or intimidate (someone) to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To obtain room for by pressure; cram.
  • intransitive verb. To manage to find time or space for.
  • intransitive verb. To force (an opponent) to use a potentially winning card in a trick he or she cannot take in bridge.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause (a run or base runner) to score on a squeeze play.
  • intransitive verb. To call as balls pitches thrown by (a pitcher) near the edges of the strike zone. Used of an umpire.
  • intransitive verb. To give way under pressure.
  • intransitive verb. To exert pressure.
  • intransitive verb. To force one's way.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or an instance of squeezing.
  • noun. A handclasp or brief embrace.
  • noun. An amount squeezed out.
  • noun. A group crowded together; a crush.
  • noun. Financial pressure caused by shortages or narrowing economic margins.
  • noun. Pressure or intimidation to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
  • noun. A forced discard of a potentially winning card in bridge.
  • noun. A squeeze play.
  • noun. One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart.
  • phrasal verb. To fire (a round of bullets) by squeezing the trigger.
  • phrasal verb. To manage narrowly to pass, win, or survive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To compel to repurchase at disadvantage stock that has been sold short.
  • To press forcibly; subject to strong pressure; exert pressure upon: as, to squeeze a sponge; hence, to bruise or crush by the application of pressure: as, to squeeze one's fingers in a vise; apply force or pressure to for the purpose of extracting something: as, to squeeze a lemon.
  • To press in sympathy or affection, or as a silent indication of interest or emotion: as, to squeeze one's hand.
  • To produce or procure by the application of pressure; express; extract: usually with out: as, to squeeze consent from an official.
  • To thrust forcibly; force: with into, or other similar adjunct: as, to squeeze a gown into a box.
  • To harass or oppress by exactions or the like.
  • To obtain a facsimile impression of on paper, by means of water and rubbing or beating. See squeeze, n., 3.
  • To press; press, push, or force one's way through or into some tight, narrow, or crowded place; pass by pressing or pushing.
  • To pass (through a body) under the application of pressure.
  • noun. Pressure, or an application of pressure; a hug or embrace; a friendly, sympathetic, or loving grasp: as, a squeeze of the hand.
  • noun. Crush; crowding.
  • noun. A cast or an impression, as of an inscription or a coin, produced by forcing some plastic material into the hollows or depressions of the surface; especially, such a facsimile or impression made by applying sheets of wet unsized paper to the object to be copied, and thoroughly passing over the sheets with light blows of a stiff brush, so as to force the paper into every inequality.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc..
  • transitive verb. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.
  • transitive verb. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush.
  • transitive verb. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc..
  • noun. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
  • noun. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.
  • noun. The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
  • noun. Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion.
  • Word Usage
    "It kept eating my comment to cweenmj up there, so I’m going to squeeze him down here lol *squeeze*"
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