squeeze
noun
1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
Similar word(s): squeezing
Definition categories: act, compressing, compression
2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
Definition categories: state
3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- increased expenses put a squeeze on profits
Definition categories: possession, loss, red
4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- she was his main squeeze
Definition categories: person, lover
5. a twisting squeeze
Similar word(s): wring
Definition categories: event, motion, movement
6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
Definition categories: act, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
7. a tight or amorous embrace
Definition categories: act, embrace, embracement, embracing
8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
Definition categories: act, constriction
Sentences with squeeze as a noun:
- I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.
- It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.
- a gentle squeeze on the arm
- I want to be your main squeeze
- The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.
- The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.
verb
1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze a lemon
Similar word(s): crush, mash, squash, squelch
Definition categories: contact, press
2. press firmly
- He squeezed my hand
Definition categories: contact, press
3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- I squeezed myself into the corner
Definition categories: contact, displace, move
4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- He squeezed her for information
Similar word(s): coerce, force, hale, pressure
Definition categories: social, compel, obligate, oblige
5. obtain by coercion or intimidation
- They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him
Similar word(s): extort, gouge, rack, wring
Definition categories: possession, fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge
6. press or force
Similar word(s): shove, stuff, thrust
Definition categories: motion, force, push
7. squeeze tightly between the fingers
- She squeezed the bottle
Similar word(s): nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch
Definition categories: contact, grip
8. hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Similar word(s): bosom, embrace, hug
Definition categories: contact, clasp
9. squeeze or press together
Similar word(s): compact, compress, constrict, contract, press
Definition categories: contact, tighten
Sentences with squeeze as a verb:
- I squeezed the ball between my hands.
- Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
- I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
- Can you squeeze through that gap?
- He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
- I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.
- Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.