squeeze play
–noun | 1. | Baseball. | a. | Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts. | | b. | Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score. | |
| 2. | the application of pressure or influence on a person or group in order to force compliance or gain an advantage. |
Origin: 1900–05, Americanism
Slang Dictionary
squeeze play
- n.
a special play in baseball where there is a runner on third base and the batter bunts. (With an early start the runner may reach home plate.) : They pulled off that squeeze play like the professionals they are.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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