Main entry: squeeze
Definition: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
Usage: getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
Main entry: squeeze, squeezing
Definition: the act of gripping and pressing firmly
Usage: he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
Main entry: squeeze, clinch, hug
Definition: a tight or amorous embrace
Usage: come here and give me a big hug
Main entry: squeeze, squeeze play, power play
Definition: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
Usage: she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away
Definition: a twisting squeeze
Usage: gave the wet cloth a wring
Main entry: squeeze
Definition: (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
Usage: she was his main squeeze
Main entry: squeeze
Definition: a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
Usage: increased expenses put a squeeze on profits
Main entry: credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze
Definition: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
Main entry: press, compact, compress, constrict, contract, squeeze
Definition: squeeze or press together
Usage: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle
Main entry: embrace, bosom, hug, squeeze
Definition: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Usage: Hug me, please; They embraced; He hugged her close to him
Main entry: squeeze
Definition: press firmly
Usage: He squeezed my hand
Main entry: nip, tweet, twinge, twitch, pinch, squeeze
Definition: squeeze tightly between the fingers
Usage: He pinched her behind; She squeezed the bottle
Main entry: force, wedge, squeeze
Definition: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
Usage: I squeezed myself into the corner
Main entry: mash, crush, squash, squeeze, squelch
Definition: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Usage: crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon
Main entry: shove, squeeze, thrust, stuff
Definition: press or force
Usage: Stuff money into an envelope; She thrust the letter into his hand
Main entry: rack, extort, wring, gouge, squeeze
Definition: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Usage: 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
Main entry: squeeze, pressure, force, hale, coerce
Definition: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Usage: He squeezed her for information