squeeze

squeeze  (skwz)

v. squeezed, squeez·ing, squeez·es

v.tr.

1. To press hard on or together; compress.

2. To press gently, as in affection: squeezed her hand.

3. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid: squeeze an orange.

4. To extract by or as if by applying pressure: squeeze juice from a lemon; squeezed a confession out of a suspect.

5. To extract by dishonest means; extort.

6. To pressure or intimidate (someone) to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.

7. To obtain room for by pressure; cram: squeezed her books into the briefcase.

8. To manage to find time or space for.

9. Games To force (an opponent) to use a potentially winning card in a trick he or she cannot take in bridge.

10. Baseball To cause (a run or base runner) to score on a squeeze play.

v.intr.

1. To give way under pressure.

2. To exert pressure.

3. To force one's way: squeeze through a crowd; squeeze into a tight space.

n.

1. The act or an instance of squeezing.

2. An amount squeezed out: a squeeze of lemon.

3. A handclasp or brief embrace.

4. A group crowded together; a crush.

5. Informal A squeeze play.

6. Financial pressure caused by shortages or narrowing economic margins.

7. Pressure or intimidation to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.

8. Games A forced discard of a potentially winning card in bridge.

9. Slang One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart.

Phrasal Verbs:

squeeze off

To fire (a round of bullets) by squeezing the trigger.

squeeze through/by

To manage narrowly to pass, win, or survive.

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[Probably alteration of obsolete quease, to press, from Middle English queisen, from Old English cwsan.]

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squeeza·ble adj.

squeezer n.

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squeeze

Verb

[squeezing, squeezed]

1. to grip or press (something) firmly

2. to crush or press (something) so as to extract (a liquid): squeeze the tomato and strain the juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice

3. to push (oneself or a thing) into a confined space

4. to hug (someone) closely

5. to obtain (something) by great effort or force: to squeeze the last dollar out of every deal

Noun

1. a squeezing

2. a hug

3. a crush of people in a confined space

4. Chiefly Brit & NZ a restriction on borrowing made by a government to control price inflation

5. an amount extracted by squeezing: a squeeze of lime

6. put the squeeze on someone Informal to put pressure on someone in order to obtain something [Old English cwȳsan]

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Squeeze a crowded assembly or social gathering, 1779.

Examples: squeeze of books; of the fashionable mob, 1802.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squeeze - the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" squeezing compressing, compression - applying pressure tweak, pinch - a squeeze with the fingers expression - the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast" expulsion, extrusion - squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"
	2.	squeeze - 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 financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
	3.	squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" red ink, red, loss - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
	4.	squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
	5.	squeeze - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" wring motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	6.	squeeze - an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" power play, squeeze play attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	7.	squeeze - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" hug, clinch embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
	8.	squeeze - the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" constriction - the action or process of compressing
Verb	1.	squeeze - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" mash, squash, crush, squelch wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice" steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road" tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"
	2.	squeeze - press firmly; "He squeezed my hand" clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw" press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" squirt, eject, force out, squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" extrude, squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"
	3.	squeeze - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" wedge, force impact - press or wedge together; pack together compress, pack together, compact - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" coerce, force, hale, pressure turn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc. dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
	5.	squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" extort, gouge, wring, rack fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
	6.	squeeze - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" stuff, thrust, shove push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	7.	squeeze - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
	8.	squeeze - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" hug, bosom, embrace clasp - hold firmly and tightly clinch - embrace amorously cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby" interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
	9.	squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" constrict, compress, contract, compact, press choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

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squeeze

verb 1. press, crush, squash, pinch

verb 2. clutch, press, grip, crush, pinch, squash, nip, compress, wring

verb 3. extract, force, press, express

verb 4. cram, press, crowd, force, stuff, pack, jam, thrust, ram, wedge, jostle

verb 5. pressurize, lean on (informal) bring pressure to bear on, milk, bleed (informal) oppress, wrest, extort, put the squeeze on (informal) put the screws on (informal)

verb 6. hug, embrace, cuddle, clasp, enfold, hold tight

noun 7. press, grip, clasp, crush, pinch, squash, nip, wring

noun 8. crush, jam, squash, press, crowd, congestion

noun 9. hug, embrace, cuddle, hold, clasp, handclasp

Translations

squeeze [skwiːz] n → presión f [of hand] → apretón m;

(COMM) (= credit squeeze); restricción f

vt [+ lemon etc] → exprimir [+ hand, arm]; apretar;

a squeeze of lemon → unas gotas de limón;

to squeeze past/under sth → colarse al lado de/por debajo de algo

squeeze out vt → exprimir;

(fig) → excluir

squeeze through vi → abrirse paso con esfuerzos

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squeeze [skwiːz] n → pression f;

(also: credit squeeze) → encadrement m du crédit, restrictions fpl de crédit

vt → presser [+ hand, arm]; serrer

vi to squeeze past/under sth → se glisser avec (beaucoup de) difficulté devant/sous qch;

a squeeze of lemon → quelques gouttes de citron

squeeze out vt → exprimer (fig); soutirer

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squeeze [skwiːz] n → Drücken nt;

(Econ) → Beschränkung f;

(also: credit squeeze) → Kreditbeschränkung f

vt → drücken;

(lemon etc) → auspressen

vi to squeeze past sth → sich an etw dat vorbeidrücken;

to squeeze under sth → sich unter etw dat durchzwängen;

to give sth a squeeze → etw drücken;

a squeeze of lemon → ein Spritzer m Zitronensaft

squeeze out squeeze vt (juice etc) → (her)auspressen (fig) (exclude) → hinausdrängen

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squeeze [skwiːz] n → pressione f;

(also ECON) → stretta (= credit squeeze); stretta creditizia

vt → premere [+ hand, arm]; stringere

vi (also: to squeeze in) → infilarsi;

to squeeze past/under sth → passare vicino/sotto a qc con difficoltà;

a squeeze of lemon → una spruzzata di limone

squeeze out vt → spremere

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squeeze

v squeeze [skwiːz]

1 to press (something) together or from all sides tightly He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball. druk يَعْصُر стискам mačkat trykke; presse drücken ζουλώ, στύβω, σφίγγω pigistama به هم فشردن puristaa presser לִלחוֹץ दबाना, भींचना, चांपना stisnuti, gnječiti összenyom meremas kreista stringere; spremere 握る ...을 꼭 쥐다, 압착하다; 압력을 가하다 suspausti []spiest; paspiest ramas knijpen klemme, trykke ściskać espremer a presa, a comprima сжимать; сдавливать stlačiť stisniti stegnuti krama บีบ ezmek 壓榨，緊(握) давити, стискувати ہاتھوں سے دبانا ép, vắt, nén 压榨，紧（握）

2 to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car. indruk يَضْغَط натъпквам (се) vmáčknout (se) presse ind; klemme ind sich quetschen στριμώχνω, στριμώχνομαι litsuma, pressima فشارآوردن tunkea s'introduire לִדחוֹק में ठुसना, घुसेड़ना ugurati se, stisnuti se be(le)présel mendesakkan troða(st) infilarsi; schiacciare 押し込む ...을 우겨넣다 į(si)sprausti, į(si)grūsti iespiest; saspiest; iespiesties; saspiesties mendesakkan (zich) wringen presse/knipe seg gjennom wciskać (się) comprimir(-se) a vârî втискивать(ся); впихивать(ся) natlačiť (sa) stlačiti se uglaviti klämma, pressa ขูดรีด; บีบบังคับ sıkış(tır)mak 擠 протискуватися, просуватися گھس گھسا کر راستہ بنانا chen, ẩn 挤

3 to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him. uitdruk يَحْشُر изцеждам vymačkat presse ausquetschen ξεζουμίζω, στύβω, αποσπώ välja pressima عصاره چيزي را گرفتن puristaa presser לִלחוֹץ निचोड़कर प्राप्त करना iscijediti, istisnuti što (ki)nyom memeras kreista spremere しぼる ...을 짜내다; 착취하다 išspausti izspiest mendesak uitpersen presse, klemme wyciskać espremer a stoarce выжимать; вымогать vyžmýkať iztisniti iscediti pressa คั้น sıkmak 榨取 видавлювати, вичавлювати دبا کر نچوڑنا ép ra, bóp nặn 榨取

n

1 an act of squeezing He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze. drukkie عَصْر стискане stisk, přivinutí klem die Umarmung σφίξιμο, ζούληγμα, σφιχταγκάλιασμα embus, käepigistus فشردگي puristus étreinte לְחִיצָה भींचना stisak, gnječenje összenyomás; szorítás remasan kreisting; knús stretta, abbraccio 抱き締め 압착; 포옹 paspaudimas spiediens ramasan vriendelijke handdruk etc. klem, trykk uścisk apertão îmbrăţişare сжатие; объятие stisk stisk stisak kram การโอบกอดแน่น sıkıştırma 壓榨，緊(抱) стискання; здавлювання دباؤ sự ôm chặt 压榨，紧（抱）

2 a condition of being squeezed We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze. min plek ضَغْط، كَبْس притискане mačkanice maseri das Gedränge στρίμωγμα, ζούληγμα ruuminappus, kitsikus فشار ahtaus cohue דוֹחָק רַב निचौड़ी वस्तु gužva, stiska zsúfoltság desak-desakan þrengsli calca, ressa すし詰め 짜내기; 혼잡 susikimšimas, kamšatis saspiešanās; drūzmēšanās berasak gedrang trengsel, tettpakket menneskemengde ścisk aperto îngrămădeală теснота; давка tlačenica gneča gužva trängsel การขูดรีด sıkışıklık 擁擠 тіснота, давка دھکم پیل sự chen chúc 拥挤

3 a few drops produced by squeezing. uitdrukking عُصارَه изцеждане pár kapek nogen dråber das Ausgepreßte στύψιμο tilk مضيقه tilkka quelques gouttes de כָּמָה טִיפּוֹת निचोड़ izažimanje, iscjedak kipréselt lé perasan nokkrir dropar af (poche gocce), schizzo しぼり汁 꽉 짜서 얻은 작은 양(의 것) kas nors išsunkta izspiestais šķidrums perahan enige druppels noen dråper kilka wyciśniętych kropel umas gotas câteva picături de выжатый сок pár kvapiek izžeti sok iscedak droppe, skvätt สิ่งที่คั้นออกมา sızıntı 榨出的少量東西 вичавлений сік نچوڑنے سے نکلنے والے قطرے một chút gì do vắt ra 榨出的少量东西

4 a time of financial restriction an economic squeeze. moeilikheid, beperking سياسَة الحَد من الإقْتِراض финансови ограничения omezení, restrikce stramning der Engpaß οικονομική κρίση (rahaline) kitsikus انقباض اقتصادي ahdinko restriction דוֹחָק कठिन परिस्थिति nestašica megszorítás kesulitan kreppa, samdráttur crisi; compressione 苦境 재정적 곤경, 궁지 diržo susiveržimas grūtības kesulitan restrictie inn-/tilstramming zaciskanie pasa restrição criză ограничение obmedzenie stiska nestašica åtstramning การควบคุมที่เกี่ยวกับการเงิน para kısıtlaması 抽緊銀根 скрутне становище; труднощі مالی دباؤ sự hạn chế về tài chính 抽紧银根

n squeezer

an instrument for squeezing a lemon squeezer. uitdrukker عَصّارَه изтисквачка lis (na ovoce) presser; -presser die Presse στύφτης press فشار دهنده puristin presse-fruits מַסחֵטָה निष्कर्षणी, निष्पीड़क gnječilo, cjedilo gyümölcsprés alat pemeras kreistari, (ávaxta)pressa spremiagrumi しぼり器 압착 기계; 압박자 spaudiklis spiedne alat pemerah pers presse wyciskacz espremedor storcător de fructe (соко)выжималка lis (na ovocie) ožemalnik cediljka []press เครื่องบีบ sıkacak 壓榨機 соковижималка, віджимний прес نچوڑنے والا máy ép 压榨机

squeeze up

to move closer together Could you all squeeze up on the bench and make room for me? opskuif يَقْتَرِب من، يَضْغَط نَفْسَه сгъстявам (се) smáčknout se rykke sammen sich zusammenquetschen στριμώχνομαι koomale võtma به زور جا دادن tiivistää se serrer לִדחוֹס निकट आना stisnuti se összepréselődik merapat þjappa (sér) saman stringersi つめる susispausti saspiesties merapat opschuiven trykke (seg) sammen ścisnąć się apertar-se a se înghesui (по)тесниться potlačiť sa stisniti se stisnuti se tränga ihop sig เขยิบเข้าไปใกล้ sıkışmak 擠(一擠) потіснитися ایک ساتھ قریب آنا chen chúc 挤（一挤）