What is the meaning of squeeze?

noun

• The act of gripping and pressing firmly.
  • usage: "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
  • synonyms: squeezing
• A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high.
  • synonyms: credit crunch, liquidity crisis
• A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer.
  • usage: "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
• Slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend. (
  • usage: "she was his main squeeze"
• A twisting squeeze.
  • usage: "gave the wet cloth a wring"
  • synonyms: wring
• An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.
  • usage: "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
  • synonyms: power play, squeeze play
• A tight or amorous embrace.
  • usage: "come here and give me a big hug"
  • synonyms: hug, clinch
• The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.
  • usage: "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

verb

• To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.
  • usage: "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
  • synonyms: squash, crush, squelch, mash
• Press firmly.
  • usage: "He squeezed my hand"
• Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.
  • usage: "I squeezed myself into the corner"
  • synonyms: wedge, force
• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: coerce, hale, pressure, force
• 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"
  • synonyms: extort, rack, gouge, wring
• Press or force.
  • usage: "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • synonyms: thrust, stuff, shove
• Squeeze tightly between the fingers.
  • usage: "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  • synonyms: pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
• Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.
  • usage: "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
  • synonyms: embrace, hug, bosom
• Squeeze or press together.
  • usage: "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • synonyms: compress, constrict, compact, contract, press