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squeegee
(redirected from squeegeeing)

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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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The reassuring sound of a maintenance guy squeegeeing water out of your hotel room after a shirttail relative of Hurricane Ida drops by and spends the week.
Maintenance crews were frantically squeegeeing holes and trying to keep the course from becoming unplayable due to the showers, which are expected to last throughout the tournament and worsen into thunderstorms this weekend.
Maintenance crews were frantically squeegeeing holes and trying to keep the course from becoming unplayable due to the showers, which are expected to last throughout the tournament and worsen into thunderstorms this weekend.
 
 
 
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