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1. Use force to compress, making out of normal shape or condition
   "squeeze a lemon";
   - squash, crush, squelch, mash, squidge [informal], squish [informal]
    
2. Press firmly
   "He squeezed my hand"
    
3. Force to fit into (or through) a tight space
   "I squeezed myself into the corner";
   - wedge, force, squash, sardine [informal]
    
4. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
   "He squeezed her for information";
   - coerce, hale [archaic], pressure, force
    
5. Obtain by coercion or intimidation
   "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him";
   - extort, rack [archaic], gouge [informal], wring
    
6. Press or force
   - thrust, stuff, shove
    
7. Press tightly between the fingers
   "She squeezed the bottle";
   - pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
    
8. Hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
   "They squeezed";
   - embrace, hug, bosom
    
9. Bring together or compress
   "she squeezed her lips";
   - compress, constrict, compact, contract, press

1. The act of gripping and pressing firmly
   "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze";
   - squeezing
    
2. A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
   - credit crunch, liquidity crisis
    
3. A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
   "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
    
4. [slang] A person's girlfriend or boyfriend
   "she was his main squeeze"
    
5. A twisting squeeze
   "gave the wet cloth a squeeze";
   - wring
    
6. An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
   "she laughed at this sexual squeeze and walked away";
   - power play, squeeze play
    
7. A tight or amorous embrace
   "come here and give me a big squeeze";
   - hug, clinch
    
8. The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
   "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
    
9. (baseball) the act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third

Derived forms: squeezed, squeezes, squeezing

See also: extrude, squeeze out

Type of: attempt, clasp, compel, compressing, compression, constriction, displace, effort, embrace, embracement, embracing, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], financial condition, fleece [informal], force, gazump [Brit, informal], grip, hook [informal], loss, lover, motion, move, movement, obligate, oblige, overcharge, pluck [informal], press, push, red, red ink, rob, skin [informal], soak [informal], surcharge, tighten, try

Encyclopedia: Squeeze