squeeze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: squeeze	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for squeeze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squeeze n the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" Synonym(s): squeeze, squeezing a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high Synonym(s): credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" Synonym(s): squeeze, wring an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" Synonym(s): power play, squeeze play, squeeze a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug" Synonym(s): hug, clinch, squeeze the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" v to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" Synonym(s): squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze press firmly; "He squeezed my hand" squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" Synonym(s): wedge, squeeze, force 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" Synonym(s): coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force 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" Synonym(s): extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" Synonym(s): thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" Synonym(s): pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" Synonym(s): embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Synonym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeeze \Squeeze\, n. 1. (Mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata. 2. Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion. [Colloq.] One of the many [bd]squeezes[b8] imposed by the mandarins. --A. R. Colquhoun.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeeze \Squeeze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeezing}.] [OE. queisen, AS. cw[emac]san, cw[ymac]san, cw[c6]san, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.] 1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship. 2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. --L'Estrange. 3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt. Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeeze \Squeeze\, v. i. To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squeeze \Squeeze\, n. 1. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure. 2. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.