Squeeze [skweez]
verb, squeezed, squeez·ing, noun–verb (used with object)
1.
to press forcibly together; compress.
2.
to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or thelike: to squeeze an orange.
3.
to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeezejuice from an orange.
4.
to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze threesuits into a small suitcase.
5.
to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctorwill try to squeeze you in between appointments.
6.
to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's handand apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship,sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand andwished him luck.
7.
to give (someone) a hug.
8.
to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) inorder to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitudeor action.
9.
to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed byhigh tariffs.
10.
to obtain a facsimile impression of.
11.
to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewerlanes.
12.
Baseball .
a.
to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeezeplay (often fol. by in ): He squeezed him in with aperfect bunt.
b.
to score (a run) in this way (often fol. by in ): TheDodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.
13.
Bridge . to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winningcard on a trick he or she cannot win.
–verb (used without object)
14.
to exert a compressing force.
15.
to force a way through some narrow or crowded place(usually fol. by through, in, out, etc.).
16.
to merge or come together.
–noun
17.
the act or fact of squeezing or the fact of being squeezed.
18.
a clasping of one's hand around another's hand, arm, etc., asa token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like.
19.
a hug or close embrace.
20.
a troubled financial condition, esp. caused by a shortage orrestriction, as of credit or funds.
21.
a small quantity or amount of anything obtained bysqueezing.
22.
squeak ( def. 3 ) .
23.
Slang . a sweetheart: his main squeeze.
24.
a facsimile impression of an inscription or the like, obtainedby pressing some plastic substance over or around it.
26.
Bridge . a play or circumstance whereby an opponent isforced to waste or discard a potentially winning card.
27.
an act of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or oppressinga person or persons to obtain a favor, money, or anadvantageous attitude or action: gangsters putting thesqueeze on small businesses.
28.
money or a favor obtained in such a way.
