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squeeze

English

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

Spanish

  1. 🔊 achuchar to squeeze
  2. 🔊 apretar to squeeze
  3. 🔊 apretujar to squeeze
  4. 🔊 exprimir to squeeze
  5. 🔊 estrujar to squeeze, squeeze tight (hug affectionately)

Similar words

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