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squeeze play
Baseball. Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts. Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score. -
pinch
to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like. -
safety squeeze
squeeze play (def 1b). -
suicide squeeze
squeeze play (def 1a). -
compress
When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. -
crush
To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.