squeeze

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squeeze definition


  1. n.
    liquor. (Streets. See also grape(s).) : Let's stop on the way and get some squeeze.
  2. tv.
    to put pressure on someone. : The mob began to squeeze Bart for money.
  3. n.
    a tight situation; a situation where pressure is felt. : When the squeeze is over, we'll be able to get squared away.
  4. n.
    one's lover. (See also main squeeze.) : I'll see if my squeeze wants to go.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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squeeze

In addition to the idioms beginning with squeeze, also see main squeeze; put the arm (squeeze) on; tight squeeze.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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