1. The act of gripping and pressing firmly
   "The squeezing of the orange produced fresh juice";
   - squeeze

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

Derived forms: squeezings

See also: squeeze out, wring out

Type of: clasp, compel, compressing, compression, displace, fleece [informal], force, gouge [informal], grip, move, obligate, oblige, overcharge, pluck [informal], press, push, rip off [informal], rob, skin [informal], soak [informal], surcharge, tighten

Encyclopedia: Squeezing