squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space, getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze |
squeeze squeezing | the act of gripping and pressing firmly, he gave her cheek a playful squeeze |
hug clinch squeeze | a tight or amorous embrace, come here and give me a big hug |
squeeze play | a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch |
suicide squeeze play suicide squeeze | the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball |
safety squeeze play safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
power play squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
accordion piano accordion squeeze box | a portable box-shaped freeeed instrument, the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player |
squeeze wring | a twisting squeeze, gave the wet cloth a wring |
squeeze | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend, she was his main squeeze |
squeeze | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer, increased expenses put a squeeze on profits |
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 |
wring out squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing, wring out the washcloth |
squirt force out squeeze out eject | cause to come out in a squirt, the boy squirted water at his little sister |
compress constrict squeeze compact contract press | squeeze or press together, she compressed her lips, the spasm contracted the muscle |
embrace hug bosom squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness, Hug me, please, They embraced, He hugged her close to him |
squeeze | press firmly, He squeezed my hand |
pinch squeeze twinge tweet nip twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers, He pinched her behind, She squeezed the bottle |
wedge squeeze force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space, I squeezed myself into the corner |
squash crush squelch mash squeeze | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition, crush an aluminum can, squeeze a lemon |
extrude squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening, extrude steel |
thrust stuff shove squeeze | press or force, Stuff money into an envelope, She thrust the letter into his hand |
eke out squeeze out | obtain with difficulty, He eked out some information from the archives |
eke out squeeze out | make by laborious and precarious means, He eked out a living as a painter |
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 |
squeeze out | force out, Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts |
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 |
squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. |
scrape along scrape by scratch along squeak by squeeze by rub along | manage one's existence barely, I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary |