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squeeze
English
- 🔊 the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space“getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze”
- 🔊 the act of gripping and pressing firmly“he gave her cheek a playful squeeze”
- 🔊 a twisting squeeze“gave the wet cloth a wring”
- 🔊 (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend“she was his main squeeze”
- 🔊 a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer“increased expenses put a squeeze on profits”
- 🔊 a tight or amorous embrace“come here and give me a big hug”
- 🔊 an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power“she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away”
- 🔊 a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- 🔊 press firmly“He squeezed my hand”
- 🔊 squeeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”
- 🔊 squeeze like a wedge into a tight space“I squeezed myself into the corner”
- 🔊 obtain by coercion or intimidation“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
- 🔊 squeeze or press together“she compressed her lips”
- 🔊 to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means“She forced him to take a job in the city”
- 🔊 hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”
- 🔊 press or force“Stuff money into an envelope”
- 🔊 to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition“crush an aluminum can”
Spanish
- 🔊 achuchar to squeeze
- 🔊 apretar to squeeze
- 🔊 apretujar to squeeze
- 🔊 exprimir to squeeze
- 🔊 estrujar to squeeze, squeeze tight (hug affectionately)