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

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