squeeze

Pronunciation: /skwiːz/

The English word “squeeze” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
To fit into a tight place.
To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
To barely manage to.
To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

noun

An instance of squeezing.
A close or tight fit.
A difficult position.
A hug or other affectionate grasp.
A romantic partner.
An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
A traversal of a narrow passage.
A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.

Etymology

From earlier squize, squise (whence also dialectal English squizzen and squeege), first attested around 1600, further origin uncertain; probably an alteration of quease (which is attested since 1550), from Middle English queisen (“to squeeze”), from Old English cwȳsan (“to crush, squeeze”), itself also of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare Swedish qväsa, kväsa (“to squeeze, bruise, crush;…

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