ALL meanings of squeeze
squeeze
S s - verb with object squeeze to press forcibly together; compress. 1
- verb with object squeeze to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange. 1
- verb with object squeeze to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeeze juice from an orange. 1
- verb with object squeeze to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze three suits into a small suitcase. 1
- verb with object squeeze to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments. 1
- verb with object squeeze to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck. 1
- verb with object squeeze to give (someone) a hug. 1
- verb with object squeeze to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action. 1
- verb with object squeeze to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs. 1
- verb with object squeeze to obtain a facsimile impression of. 1
- verb with object squeeze to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewer lanes. 1
- verb with object squeeze Baseball. to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play (often followed by in): He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt. to score (a run) in this way (often followed by in): The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning. 1
- verb with object squeeze Bridge. to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winning card on a trick he or she cannot win. 1
- verb without object squeeze to exert a compressing force. 1
- verb without object squeeze to force a way through some narrow or crowded place (usually followed by through, in, out, etc.). 1
- verb without object squeeze to merge or come together. 1
- noun squeeze the act or fact of squeezing or the fact of being squeezed. 1
- noun squeeze a clasping of one's hand around another's hand, arm, etc., as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like. 1
- noun squeeze a hug or close embrace. 1
- noun squeeze a troubled financial condition, especially caused by a shortage or restriction, as of credit or funds. 1
- noun squeeze a small quantity or amount of anything obtained by squeezing. 1
- noun squeeze squeak (def 3). 1
- noun squeeze Slang. a sweetheart: his main squeeze. 1
- noun squeeze a facsimile impression of an inscription or the like, obtained by pressing some plastic substance over or around it. 1
- noun squeeze squeeze play. 1
- noun squeeze Bridge. a play or circumstance whereby an opponent is forced to waste or discard a potentially winning card. 1
- noun squeeze an act of threatening, intimidating, harassing, or oppressing a person or persons to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action: gangsters putting the squeeze on small businesses. 1
- noun squeeze money or a favor obtained in such a way. 1
- transitive verb squeeze compress with the hand 1
- intransitive verb squeeze fit into a small space 1
- transitive verb squeeze fruit: extract juice from 1
- intransitive verb squeeze juice: extract 1
- noun squeeze tight grasp 1
- noun squeeze financial restrictions 1
- noun squeeze lover 1
- noun squeeze crush in tight space 1
- noun squeeze amount squeezed 1
- intransitive verb squeeze pass through with difficulty 1
- intransitive verb squeeze fit into small space 1
- transitive verb squeeze hug tightly 1
- transitive verb squeeze apply gentle pressure 1
- verb squeeze If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. 0
- verb squeeze Squeeze is also a noun. 0
- verb squeeze If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. 0
- verb squeeze If you squeeze your eyes shut or if your eyes squeeze shut, you close them tightly, usually because you are frightened or to protect your eyes from something such as strong sunlight. 0
- verb squeeze If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. 0
- singular noun squeeze If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. 0
- verb squeeze If you squeeze something out of someone, you persuade them to give it to you, although they may be unwilling to do this. 0
- verb squeeze If a government squeezes the economy, they put strict controls on people's ability to borrow money or on their own departments' freedom to spend money, in order to control the country's rate of inflation. 0
- countable noun squeeze Someone's squeeze is their boyfriend or girlfriend. 0