| squeeze | | |
| n. (act) | 1. squeeze, squeezing | the act of gripping and pressing firmly.; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" |
| ~ compressing, compression | applying pressure. |
| ~ tweak, pinch | a squeeze with the fingers. |
| ~ expression | the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing.; "the expression of milk from her breast" |
| ~ expulsion, extrusion | squeezing out by applying pressure.; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" |
| n. (state) | 2. credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high. |
| ~ financial condition | the condition of (corporate or personal) finances. |
| n. (possession) | 3. squeeze | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer.; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" |
| ~ red ink, red, loss | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" |
| n. (person) | 4. squeeze | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend.; "she was his main squeeze" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| n. (event) | 5. squeeze, wring | a twisting squeeze.; "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (act) | 6. power play, squeeze, squeeze play | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 7. clinch, hug, squeeze | a tight or amorous embrace.; "come here and give me a big hug" |
| ~ embrace, embracement, embracing | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). |
| n. (act) | 8. squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" |
| ~ constriction | the action or process of compressing. |
| v. (contact) | 9. crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| ~ wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid.; "wring the towels" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ stamp | crush or grind with a heavy instrument.; "stamp fruit extract the juice" |
| ~ steamroller | crush with a steamroller as if to level.; "steamroller the road" |
| ~ tread | crush as if by treading on.; "tread grapes to make wine" |
| ~ telescope | crush together or collapse.; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" |
| v. (contact) | 10. squeeze | press firmly.; "He squeezed my hand" |
| ~ clench | squeeze together tightly.; "clench one's jaw" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| v. (contact) | 11. force, squeeze, wedge | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
| ~ impact | press or wedge together; pack together. |
| ~ compress, pack together, compact | make more compact by or as if by pressing.; "compress the data" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (social) | 12. coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure.; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" |
| ~ drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| ~ bludgeon | overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club.; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" |
| ~ steamroll, steamroller | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure.; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" |
| ~ squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc.. |
| ~ dragoon, railroad, sandbag | compel by coercion, threats, or crude means.; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" |
| ~ terrorise, terrorize | coerce by violence or with threats. |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| ~ bring oneself | cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative.; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" |
| v. (possession) | 13. extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, hook, rob, soak, surcharge, pluck | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ bleed | get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone.; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" |
| v. (motion) | 14. shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 15. nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers.; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ goose | pinch in the buttocks.; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" |
| ~ tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply. |
| v. (contact) | 16. bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| ~ clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ clinch | embrace amorously. |
| ~ cuddle | hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth.; "I cuddled the baby" |
| ~ interlock, lock | become engaged or intermeshed with one another.; "They were locked in embrace" |
| v. (contact) | 17. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ prim | contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| ~ astringe | constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" |
| ~ strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. |
| ~ choke, gag, fret | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ scrag, choke | wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent" |
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