Squeeze

Verb

 * 1)  To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
 * I squeezed the ball between my hands.
 * Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
 * 1) * 1922,,  Chapter 1
 * "Over there—by the rock," Steele muttered, with his brush between his teeth, squeezing out raw sienna, and keeping his eyes fixed on Betty Flanders's back.
 * 1)  To fit into a tight place
 * I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
 * 1) * 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
 * Could he not squeeze under the seat of a carriage? He had seen this method adopted by schoolboys, when the journey- money provided by thoughtful parents had been diverted to other and better ends.
 * 1)  To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty
 * He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
 * 1)  To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices
 * I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.
 * 1)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting
 * Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.
 * Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.

Derived terms

 * squeezable
 * squeezebox
 * squeeze in
 * squeeze out


 * squeezer
 * squeezy
 * unsqueeze

Noun

 * 1) A difficult position
 * I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.
 * 1) A traversal of a narrow passage
 * It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.
 * 1) A hug or other affectionate grasp
 * a gentle squeeze on the arm
 * 1)  A romantic partner
 * I want to be your main squeeze
 * 1)  The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third
 * The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.
 * 1) (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
 * The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.
 * 1)  A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.

Thesaurus
arrest, arrestation, arrestment, badger, bar, barricade, bear, bear against, bear down on, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear hug, bind, blackmail, bleed, block, block up, blockade, blockage, blocking, bolt, boodle, booty, bosom, broad, check, chock, choke, choke off, clamp, clamping, clamping down, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, clogging, close, close off, close tight, close up, closing up, closure, clutch, compact, complication, compress, compression, concentrate, condense, congest, consolidate, constrict, constriction, contort, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crunch, crush, debar, decoct, delay, densen, densify, detainment, detention, distill, distort, dog, doxy, embarrassing position, embarrassment, embosom, embrace, enfold, enfoldment, ensphere, essentialize, exact, express, extort, extract, fine how-do-you-do, fixation, fold, foot-dragging, force, force from, garble, get by, get one wrong, get through, get wrong, gloss, gouge, graft, grip, hampering, haul, hell to pay, high-pressure, hindering, hindrance, hobble, hold, holdback, holdup, hot goods, hot water, how-do-you-do, hug, imbroglio, impediment, influence, infuse, inhibition, interference, interruption, jam, lean on, let, levy blackmail, lock, loot, melt down, mess, milk, misapply, misapprehend, miscite, misconceive, misconstrue, misdeem, misexplain, misexplicate, misexpound, misinterpret, misjudge, misquote, misread, misrender, mistake, mistranslate, mistress, misunderstand, mix, moll, morass, negativism, nip, nuisance value, obstruct, obstruction, obstructionism, occlude, occlusion, opposition, pack, parlous straits, pass, perks, perquisite, pervert, pickings, pickle, pinch, plight, plunder, pork barrel, predicament, press, press out, pressure, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, prize, pry loose from, pry out, public till, public trough, push, put pressure on, quagmire, quicksand, ram, ram down, refine, rend, rend from, render, repression, resistance, restraint, restriction, retardation, retardment, rip, rip from, scrape, screw, setback, shake, shake down, shut off, shut out, shut tight, slough, snatch from, soak, solidify, spoil, spoils, spoils of office, spot, squab, squash, squeak by, squeak through, squeeze shut, squeezing, squish, stealings, steep, stew, sticky wicket, stifle, stolen goods, stop up, strain the sense, strait, straits, strangle, stranglehold, strangulate, stricture, stuff, suffocate, suppression, swag, swamp, sweetheart, sweetie, take, tear, tear from, tight spot, tight squeeze, tighten, tightening, tightrope, till, torture, tricky spot, tweak, twist the words, unholy mess, urge, wad up, wedge, wrench, wrench from, wrest, wring, wring from, wring out

Etymology
c.1600, probably an alteration of quease (c.1550), from O.E. cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare quetschen "to squeeze"). Slang expression to put the squeeze on (someone or something) "exert influence" is from 1711. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. Main squeeze "most important person" is attested from 1896; meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested by 1980.

Verb

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: esprémer, estrènyer,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 壓榨, 压榨,  擠壓,  挤压, ,  ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, , ,
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,  ,
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:, összenyom, présel


 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ;  締め付ける;  絞る;  搾る,  絞る
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch: smatgar
 * Russian:, сжать ; сдавливать , сдавить ; стискивать , стиснуть
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: klämma, krama
 * !Xóõ: tʻkxʻām


 * Armenian: խցկել
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 壓榨, 压榨,  擠壓,  挤压,  ,
 * Czech: vmáčknout se
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: beprésel, gyömöszöl,
 * Japanese: 押し込める
 * Russian: втискивать, втиснуть ; впихивать, впихнуть
 * Swedish: klämma, tränga


 * Armenian: ճզմել
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: kiprésel
 * Japanese: 絞り出す


 * Russian: выжимать, выжать ; выдавливать , выдавить
 * Swedish: lirka, slita


 * Danish: ,
 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 板挟みにあう
 * Swedish: dra, slita


 * Japanese: スクイズする


 * : knijpen
 * : julman (Guwal); gundumman (Jalnguy)
 * : mia
 * : ausquetschen, ausdrücken, verdichten


 * : 조이다 (joida)
 * : kyim, mia
 * : krama ur
 * : kyim

Noun

 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Klemme


 * Japanese: 板挟み
 * Swedish: kläm, knipa


 * Danish: trangt sted


 * Finnish: rypistys


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 抱きしめ; ギュッとする


 * Russian: пожатие
 * Swedish: kram, klapp


 * Japanese: スクイズ


 * Japanese: 拓本


 * : Druck, Engpass , Klemme , Knappheit , Quetsche