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Noun squeeze has 8 senses
- squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
--1 is a kind of compression, compressing
--1 has particulars: pinch, tweak; expression; extrusion, expulsion
- credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze - a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
--2 is a kind of financial condition, economic condition
- squeeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
--3 is a kind of loss, red ink, red
- squeeze - (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze"
--4 is a kind of lover
- squeeze, wring - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
--5 is a kind of movement, motion
- power play, squeeze play, squeeze - an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
--6 is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
- hug, clinch, squeeze - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
--7 is a kind of embrace, embracing
- squeeze - the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
--8 is a kind of constriction
Verb squeeze has 9 senses
- squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
--1 is one way to press
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- squeeze - press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"
--2 is one way to press
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot squeeze Sue
- wedge, squeeze, force - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
--3 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force - 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"
--4 is one way to compel, oblige, obligate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring - 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"
--5 is one way to overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something from somebody
- thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
--6 is one way to push, force
Sample sentence:
They squeeze the books into the box
- pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
--7 is one way to grip
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze - hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"
--8 is one way to clasp
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
--9 is one way to tighten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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