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dʒi, skwiˈdʒi noun
1.
an implement edged with rubber or the like, for removing water from windows after washing, sweeping water from wet decks, etc.
2.
a similar and smaller device, as for removing excess water from photographic negatives or prints or for forcing paint, ink, etc., through a porous surface, as in serigraphy.
verb (used with object)
3.
to sweep, scrape, or press with or as if with a squeegee.
4.
to force (paint, ink, etc.) through a screen in making a silk-screen print.
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World English Dictionary
squeegee or (less commonly) squilgee (ˈskwiːdʒiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an implement with a rubber blade used for wiping away surplus water from a surface, such as a windowpane |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 3. | to remove (water or other liquid) from (something) by use of a squeegee |
| 4. | (tr) to press down (a photographic print, etc) with a squeegee |
| [C19: probably of imitative origin, influenced by | |
| squilgee or (less commonly) squilgee | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: probably of imitative origin, influenced by | |
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Word Origin & History
squeegee
"wooden scraping instrument with a rubber blade," 1844, a nautical word, perhaps from squeege "to press" (1782), an alteration of squeeze.
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Example sentences
Use squeegee rolls in continuous or reel-to-reel plating tanks.
To reduce dragout from the graphite tank, the facility increased the tension of the squeegee rollers.
If you miss, your screen becomes obscured with fruit pulp, although you have a limited-use squeegee with which to clear it away.
Where tanks can be cleaned manually, use a wiper or squeegee rather than solvents.
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