squeeze
verb
[ skwiːz ]
• firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.
• "Kate squeezed his hand affectionately"
Similar:
compress,
press,
crush,
squash,
pinch,
nip,
grasp,
grip,
clutch,
flatten,
knead,
mash,
pulp,
wring,
screw,
hug,
embrace,
cuddle,
clasp,
enfold,
envelop,
enclasp,
wrap,
encircle,
fold,
take in one's arms,
hold tight,
hold close,
cling to,
strain,
• manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space.
• "Sarah squeezed in beside her"
Similar:
crowd,
crush,
cram,
pack,
jam,
squash,
wedge oneself,
shove,
push,
jostle,
force one's way,
thrust,
• obtain (something) from someone with difficulty.
• "councils will want to squeeze as much money out of taxpayers as they can"
squeeze
noun
• an act of squeezing something.
• "a gentle squeeze of the trigger"
• a strong financial demand or pressure, typically a restriction on borrowing, spending, or investment in a financial crisis.
• "industry faced higher costs and a squeeze on profits"
• a moulding or cast of an object, or an impression or copy of a design, obtained by pressing a pliable substance round or over it.
• a person's girlfriend or boyfriend.
• "the poor guy just lost his main squeeze"
• an act of hitting a ball short to the infield to enable a runner on third base to start for home as soon as the ball is pitched.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from earlier squise, from obsolete queise, of unknown origin.
