squeeze
squeeze
(skwēz)v. squeezed, squeez·ing, squeez·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To press hard on or together; compress: squeezed the balloon until it popped.
b. To press gently, as in affection: squeezed her hand.
c. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid: squeeze an orange.
2.
a. To extract by applying pressure: squeeze juice from a lemon.
b. To extract or gain by intimidation or other pressure: squeezed information out of the suspect.
c. To pressure or intimidate (someone) to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
3.
a. To obtain room for by pressure; cram: squeezed her clothes into the suitcase.
b. To manage to find time or space for: I asked if she might squeeze me into her busy schedule. Can we squeeze another chair in at your table?
4. Games To force (an opponent) to use a potentially winning card in a trick he or she cannot take in bridge.
5. Baseball
a. To cause (a run or base runner) to score on a squeeze play.
b. To call as balls pitches thrown by (a pitcher) near the edges of the strike zone. Used of an umpire.
v.intr.
1. To give way under pressure: The rubber duck squeaks when it squeezes.
2. To exert pressure: squeezed until my hand hurt.
3. To force one's way: squeeze through a crowd; squeeze into a tight space.
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of squeezing.
b. A handclasp or brief embrace.
2. An amount squeezed out: a squeeze of lemon.
3. A group crowded together; a crush.
4. Financial pressure caused by shortages or narrowing economic margins.
5. Pressure or intimidation to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment: thugs who put the squeeze on shopkeepers.
6. Games A forced discard of a potentially winning card in bridge.
7. Baseball A squeeze play.
8. Slang One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart.
squeeze off
To fire (a round of bullets) by squeezing the trigger.
squeeze through (or by)
To manage narrowly to pass, win, or survive.
[Probably alteration of obsolete quease, to press, from Middle English queisen, from Old English cwȳsan.]
squeez′a·ble adj.
squeez′er n.
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squeeze
(skwiːz)vb (mainly tr)
1. to grip or press firmly, esp so as to crush or distort; compress
2. to crush or press (something) so as to extract (a liquid): to squeeze the juice from an orange; to squeeze an orange.
3. to apply gentle pressure to, as in affection or reassurance: he squeezed her hand.
4. to push or force in a confined space: to squeeze six lettuces into one box; to squeeze through a crowd.
5. to hug closely
6. to oppress with exacting demands, such as excessive taxes
7. to exert pressure on (someone) in order to extort (something): to squeeze money out of a victim by blackmail
8. (intr) to yield under pressure
9. to make an impression of (a coin, etc) in a soft substance
10. (Bridge) bridge whist to lead a card that forces (opponents) to discard potentially winning cards
11. (Card Games) bridge whist to lead a card that forces (opponents) to discard potentially winning cards
n
12. the act or an instance of squeezing or of being squeezed
13. a hug or handclasp
14. a crush of people in a confined space
15. (Economics) chiefly Brit a condition of restricted credit imposed by a government to counteract price inflation
16. an impression, esp of a coin, etc, made in a soft substance
17. an amount extracted by squeezing: add a squeeze of lemon juice.
18. (Commerce) commerce any action taken by a trader or traders on a market that forces buyers to make purchases and prices to rise
19. informal pressure brought to bear in order to extort something (esp in the phrase put the squeeze on)
20. (Bridge) bridge whist Also called: squeeze play a manoeuvre that forces opponents to discard potentially winning cards
21. (Card Games) bridge whist Also called: squeeze play a manoeuvre that forces opponents to discard potentially winning cards
22. informal a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship
[C16: from Middle English queysen to press, from Old English cwӯsan]
ˈsqueezable adj
ˌsqueezaˈbility n
ˈsqueezer n
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squeeze
(skwiz) v. squeezed, squeez•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to press forcibly together; compress.
2. to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange.
3. to force out, extract, or procure by pressure.
4. to force or thrust by pressure.
5. to fit into a small or crowded space or time span.
6. to press (another's hand or arm) within one's hand as a friendly or sympathetic gesture.
7. to hug.
8. to obtain by financial or emotional pressure, force, etc.; extort.
9. to threaten, intimidate, or harass in order to obtain money, advantages, etc.
10. to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs.
11.
a. to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play.
b. to score (a run) in this way.
12. to force (an opponent) to discard a potentially winning card in a hand of bridge.
v.i.13. to exert pressure or a compressing force.
14. to force a way, as into some narrow or crowded place (usu. fol. by through, in, etc.).
15. to merge or come together.
n.16. an act or instance of squeezing.
17. the fact or state of being squeezed or crowded.
18. a handclasp.
19. a hug or close embrace.
20. a troubled financial condition, esp. caused by a shortage or restriction, as of credit or funds.
21. a small quantity of something obtained by squeezing.
22. pressure or intimidation brought to bear to extort money or advantages, force compliance, etc.: racketeers putting the squeeze on small businesses.
23. money or a favor obtained in such a way.
25. a play or circumstance in bridge in which a player is forced to discard a potentially winning card.
26. Slang. a sweetheart: my main squeeze.
[1590–1600; perhaps variant of obsolete squize (Old English cwȳsan) to squeeze, with initial s by false division of words in sandhi]
squeez′a•ble, adj.
squeez`a•bil′i•ty, n.
squeez′a•bly, adv.
squeez′er, n.
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squeeze
- anguish, anxious, anxiety - Anguish, anxious, and anxiety come from Latin angere, "to choke, squeeze, strangle."
- kvetch - To complain chronically or habitually, from Yiddish kvetshn, "pinch, squeeze; complain."
- squash - As a verb, it is an alteration of quash, and means, generally, to "crush, squeeze, or suppress."
- tapioca - Comes from Tupi-Guarani tipi, "residue," and ok/og, "squeeze out."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Squeeze
a crowded assembly or social gathering, 1779.Examples: squeeze of books; of the fashionable mob, 1802.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
squeeze
Past participle: squeezed
Gerund: squeezing
| Imperative |
|---|
| squeeze |
| squeeze |
| Present |
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| I squeeze |
| you squeeze |
| he/she/it squeezes |
| we squeeze |
| you squeeze |
| they squeeze |
| Preterite |
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| I squeezed |
| you squeezed |
| he/she/it squeezed |
| we squeezed |
| you squeezed |
| they squeezed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am squeezing |
| you are squeezing |
| he/she/it is squeezing |
| we are squeezing |
| you are squeezing |
| they are squeezing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have squeezed |
| you have squeezed |
| he/she/it has squeezed |
| we have squeezed |
| you have squeezed |
| they have squeezed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was squeezing |
| you were squeezing |
| he/she/it was squeezing |
| we were squeezing |
| you were squeezing |
| they were squeezing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had squeezed |
| you had squeezed |
| he/she/it had squeezed |
| we had squeezed |
| you had squeezed |
| they had squeezed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will squeeze |
| you will squeeze |
| he/she/it will squeeze |
| we will squeeze |
| you will squeeze |
| they will squeeze |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have squeezed |
| you will have squeezed |
| he/she/it will have squeezed |
| we will have squeezed |
| you will have squeezed |
| they will have squeezed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be squeezing |
| you will be squeezing |
| he/she/it will be squeezing |
| we will be squeezing |
| you will be squeezing |
| they will be squeezing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been squeezing |
| you have been squeezing |
| he/she/it has been squeezing |
| we have been squeezing |
| you have been squeezing |
| they have been squeezing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been squeezing |
| you will have been squeezing |
| he/she/it will have been squeezing |
| we will have been squeezing |
| you will have been squeezing |
| they will have been squeezing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been squeezing |
| you had been squeezing |
| he/she/it had been squeezing |
| we had been squeezing |
| you had been squeezing |
| they had been squeezing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would squeeze |
| you would squeeze |
| he/she/it would squeeze |
| we would squeeze |
| you would squeeze |
| they would squeeze |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have squeezed |
| you would have squeezed |
| he/she/it would have squeezed |
| we would have squeezed |
| you would have squeezed |
| they would have squeezed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  squeeze - 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" |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 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" | |
| 4. | squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, 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 | |
| 5. | squeeze - 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 | |
| 6. | squeeze - 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" | |
| 7. |  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) | |
| 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 | |
| Verb | 1. |  squeeze - 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" |
| 2. | 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" wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" squirt, eject, force out, squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" extrude, squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" | |
| 3. |  squeeze - 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" | |
| 4. | 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" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | squeeze - 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, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, 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!" | |
| 6. | squeeze - 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" | |
| 7. |  squeeze - 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 | |
| 8. | 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" | |
| 9. | 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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squeeze
verb
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
squeeze
verb1. To subject to compression:
2. To put one's arms around affectionately:
3. To extract from by applying pressure:
4. To obtain by coercion or intimidation:
1. A compressing of something:
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Translations
سياسَة الحَد من الإقْتِراضضَغْط، كَبْسعُصارَهعَصْريَحْشُر
mačkatomezenípár kapekpřivinutírestrikce
pressetrykkeklemklemmeklemme ind
ahdistaaahtaakaivaapuristaapuristus
stisnuti
belepréselbepréselgyömöszölkipréselkipréselt lé
kreistakreisting; knúskreppa, samdrátturnokkrir dropar afòrengsli
ギュッとするスクイズスクイズする強く押す抱きしめ
꽉 잡다
diržo susiveržimasįgrūstiįsigrūstikas nors išsunktaspaudiklis
drūzmēšanāsgrūtībasiespiestiespiestiesizspiest
pár kvapiek
iztisnitistiskstisnitistisniti sestlačiti
klämma
บีบ
siết chặt
squeeze
[skwiːz]
A. N
6. (Brit) (= boyfriend, girlfriend) → noviete/a m/f, novio/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squeeze
[ˈskwiːz]
n
(= pressure) to give sth a squeeze → serrer qch
He gave her hand a squeeze → Il lui serra la main.
(= squash)
It's a bit of a squeeze → C'est un peu serré.
at a squeeze
The lift holds six people at a squeeze → L'ascenseur peut contenir six personnes bien serrées., Six personnes bien serrées peuvent rentrer dans l'ascenseur.
vt sep [+ person] (= find time for) → caser
I can squeeze you in at two o'clock → Je peux vous caser à deux heures.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
squeeze
n
(= credit squeeze) → Kreditbeschränkung f
vi you should be able to squeeze through → wenn du dich kleinmachst, kommst du durch; to squeeze in/out → sich hinein-/hinausdrängen; to squeeze past somebody → sich an jdm vorbeidrücken; to squeeze onto the bus → sich in den Bus hineinzwängen; to squeeze through a crowd/hole → sich durch eine Menge/ein Loch zwängen; to squeeze (through) underneath a fence → sich unter einem Zaun durchzwängen; you’ll have to squeeze up a bit → Sie müssen ein bisschen zusammenrücken
squeeze
:
squeeze-box
n (inf) → Quetschkommode f (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
squeeze
(skwiːz) verb1. to press (something) together or from all sides tightly. He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.
2. to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space. The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.
3. to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing. She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.
noun1. an act of squeezing. He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.
2. a condition of being squeezed. We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.
3. a few drops produced by squeezing.
4. a time of financial restriction. an economic squeeze.
ˈsqueezer nounan instrument for squeezing. a lemon squeezer.
squeeze upto move closer together. Could you all squeeze up on the bench and make room for me?
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squeeze
→ يَعْصِرُ mačkat presse zusammendrücken στίβω exprimir rutistaa comprimer stisnuti spremere 強く押す 꽉 잡다 knijpen klemme ścisnąć espremer сжимать klämma บีบ sıkmak siết chặt 压榨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
squeeze
vt. apretar, comprimir; [cloth, fruit] exprimir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
squeeze
vt apretar; Squeeze my fingers as hard as you can..Apriete mis dedos lo más fuerte que pueda.
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