squeeze

Meanings

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly
  • "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
  • "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
  • "she was his main squeeze"
• a twisting squeeze
• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
• a tight or amorous embrace
• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
  • "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
  • "squeeze a lemon"
• press firmly
  • "He squeezed my hand"
• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  • "I squeezed myself into the corner"
• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
  • "He squeezed her for information"
• obtain by coercion or intimidation
  • "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
• press or force
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  • "She squeezed the bottle"
• squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
• squeeze or press together

Synonyms

bosom, clinch, coerce, compact, compress, constrict, contract, credit crunch, crush, embrace, extort, force, gouge, hale, hug, liquidity crisis, mash, nip, pinch, power play, press, pressure, rack, shove, squash, squeeze play, squeezing, squelch, stuff, thrust, tweet, twinge, twitch, wedge, wring