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Defenition of the word squeeze

    • Defenition of the word squeeze

      • To apply pressure to something from two or more sides at once.
      • To squeeze someone in one's arms.
      • To push or press something into a small confined space.
      • To apply pressure to something, usually with the hands, to make a liquid come out; for example, milking a cow or squeezing a lemon
      • To press or force.
      • squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"
      • hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
      • squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
      • an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
      • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
      • the act of squeezing; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
      • press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"
      • a twisting squeeze: "gave the wet cloth a wring"
      • press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
      • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
      • the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
      • the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
      • a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
      • a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
      • (slang) a person''s girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"
      • a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
      • a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
      • squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
      • the act of gripping and pressing firmly
      • a tight or amorous embrace
      • a twisting squeeze
      • (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
      • a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
      • squeeze or press together
      • squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
      • press firmly
      • squeeze tightly between the fingers
      • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
      • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
      • press or force
      • obtain by coercion or intimidation
      • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

    Synonyms for the word squeeze

      • bosom
      • compact
      • compress
      • constrict
      • contract
      • crush
      • embrace
      • force
      • hug
      • mash
      • nip
      • pinch
      • power play
      • press
      • shove
      • squash
      • squeeze play
      • squelch
      • stuff
      • thrust
      • tweet
      • twinge
      • twitch
      • vellicate
      • wedge
      • wring

    Similar words in the squeeze

      • eject
      • extrude
      • force out
      • squeeze out
      • squirt
      • wring out

    Hyponyms for the word squeeze

      • astringe
      • bear down
      • bleed
      • bludgeon
      • bring oneself
      • choke
      • clench
      • clinch
      • compact
      • compress
      • convulse
      • cuddle
      • dragoon
      • drive
      • expression
      • expulsion
      • extrusion
      • fret
      • gag
      • goose
      • impact
      • interlock
      • lock
      • overbear
      • pack together
      • pinch
      • prim
      • railroad
      • sandbag
      • scrag
      • squeeze for
      • stamp
      • steamroll
      • steamroller
      • strangle
      • strangulate
      • telescope
      • terrorise
      • terrorize
      • tread
      • turn up the heat
      • turn up the pressure
      • tweak
      • wring

    Hypernyms for the word squeeze

      • attempt
      • clasp
      • compel
      • compressing
      • compression
      • constriction
      • displace
      • economic condition
      • effort
      • embrace
      • embracement
      • embracing
      • endeavor
      • endeavour
      • financial condition
      • fleece
      • force
      • gazump
      • grip
      • hook
      • loss
      • lover
      • motion
      • move
      • movement
      • obligate
      • oblige
      • overcharge
      • pluck
      • plume
      • press
      • push
      • red
      • red ink
      • rob
      • soak
      • surcharge
      • tighten
      • try

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