What is the meaning of squeezing?

noun

• The act of gripping and pressing firmly.
  • usage: "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
  • synonyms: 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, squeeze
• Press firmly.
  • usage: "He squeezed my hand"
  • synonyms: squeeze
• Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.
  • usage: "I squeezed myself into the corner"
  • synonyms: wedge, squeeze, force
• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: coerce, hale, squeeze, 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, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
• Press or force.
  • usage: "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • synonyms: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze
• Squeeze tightly between the fingers.
  • usage: "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  • synonyms: pinch, squeeze, 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
• Squeeze or press together.
  • usage: "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • synonyms: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press