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squeegee
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squee·gee  (skwj)
n.
1. A T-shaped implement having a crosspiece edged with rubber or leather that is drawn across a surface to remove water, as in washing windows.
2. A similar implement or a rubber roller used in printing and photography.
tr.v. squee·geed, squee·gee·ing, squee·gees
To wipe or smooth with a squeegee.

[Perhaps from obsolete squeege, to press, alteration of squeeze.]

squeegee [ˈskwiːdʒiː] less commonly, squilgee
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) an implement with a rubber blade used for wiping away surplus water from a surface, such as a windowpane
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) any of various similar devices used in photography for pressing the water out of wet prints or negatives or for squeezing prints onto a glazing surface
vb -gees, -geeing, -geed
1. (Engineering / Tools) to remove (water or other liquid) from (something) by use of a squeegee
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) (tr) to press down (a photographic print, etc.) with a squeegee
[probably of imitative origin, influenced by squeeze]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.squeegee - T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the topsqueegee - T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
Verb1.squeegee - wipe with a squeegee; "squeegee the windows"
wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
Translations
squeegee [ˈskwiːˈdʒiː]
A. Nenjugador m
B. CPD squeegee merchant Nlimpiador(a) m/f ambulante de parabrisas
squeegee
n(Gummi)wischer m; (Phot) → Rollenquetscher m


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