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verb (used with object)
1.
to press forcibly together; compress.
2.
to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange.
3.
to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeeze juice from an orange.
4.
to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze three suits into a small suitcase.
5.
EXPANDto fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments.
6.
to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck.
7.
to give (someone) a hug.
8.
to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action.
9.
to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs.
10.
to obtain a facsimile impression of.
11.
to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewer lanes.
12.
Baseball.
a.
to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play (often followed by in): He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt.
b.
to score (a run) in this way (often followed by in): The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.
13.
COLLAPSEBridge. to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winning card 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 followed by through, in, out, etc.).
16.
to merge or come together.
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Squeezes
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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., as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like.
19.
a hug or close embrace.
20.
a troubled financial condition, especially caused by a shortage or restriction, as of credit or funds.
21.
EXPANDa small quantity or amount of anything obtained by squeezing.
22.
squeak (def. 3).
23.
Slang. a sweetheart: his main squeeze.
24.
a facsimile impression of an inscription or the like, obtained by pressing some plastic substance over or around it.
26.
Bridge. a play or circumstance whereby an opponent is forced to waste or discard a potentially winning card.
27.
an act of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or oppressing a person or persons to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action: gangsters putting the squeeze on small businesses.
28.
COLLAPSEmoney or a favor obtained in such a way.
Origin:
1590–1600; perhaps variant of obsolete squize (Old English cwȳsan) to squeeze, with initial s by false division of words in sandhi
1590–1600; perhaps variant of obsolete squize (Old English cwȳsan) to squeeze, with initial s by false division of words in sandhi
Related forms
squeez·er, noun
squeez·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·squeeze, verb (used with object), -squeezed, -squeez·ing.
un·squeezed, adjective
Synonyms
4. crowd, pack, jam, stuff.
4. crowd, pack, jam, stuff.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
squeeze
c.1600, probably an alteration of quease (c.1550), from O.E. cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (cf. Ger. quetschen "to squeeze"). Slang expression to put the squeeze on (someone or something) "exert influence" is from 1711. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. Main squeeze
EXPAND"most important person" is attested from 1896; meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested by 1980.
COLLAPSE
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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