| VERB | contact | squeeze, squash, crush, squelch, mash | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition |
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| contact | squeeze | press firmly | |
| contact | squeeze, wedge, force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | |
| social | squeeze, coerce, hale, pressure, force | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | |
| possession | squeeze, extort, rack, gouge, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation | |
| motion | squeeze, thrust, stuff, shove | press or force | |
| contact | squeeze, pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers | |
| contact | squeeze, embrace, hug, bosom | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | |
| contact | squeeze, compress, constrict, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together | |
| NOUN | act | squeeze, squeezing | the act of gripping and pressing firmly |
| state | squeeze, credit crunch, liquidity crisis | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high | |
| possession | squeeze | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer | |
| person | squeeze | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend | |
| event | squeeze, wring | a twisting squeeze | |
| act | squeeze, power play, squeeze play | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power | |
| act | squeeze, hug, clinch | a tight or amorous embrace | |
| act | squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space |
| Sounds | skwiy'z | |
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| Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... | |
| Meaning | The act of gripping and pressing firmly. | |
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| Example | "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" | |
| Synonym | squeezing | |
| Narrower | expression | The act of forcing something out by squeezing / squeezing or pressing |
| extrusion, expulsion | squeezing out by applying pressure | |
| pinch, tweak | A squeeze with the fingers | |
| Broader | compression, compressing | applying pressure |
| Spanish | estrujamiento, estrujón | |
| Catalan | espremuda | |
| Verbs | squeeze | press firmly |
| squeeze | squeeze tightly between the fingers | |
| Meaning | A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high. | |
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| Synonyms | credit crunch, liquidity crisis | |
| Broader | financial condition | The condition of (corporate or personal) finances |
| Meaning | A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer. | |
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| Example | "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" | |
| Broader | loss, red ink, red | The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue |
| Meaning | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend. | |
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| Example | "she was his main squeeze" | |
| Broader | lover | A person who loves someone or is loved by someone |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Meaning | A twisting squeeze. | |
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| Synonym | wring | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Spanish | estrujadura, estrujón | |
| Verbs | squeeze | squeeze tightly between the fingers |
| squeeze | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | |
| Meaning | An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power. | |
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| Synonyms | power play, squeeze play | |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Verbs | squeeze | obtain by coercion or intimidation |
| squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | |
| Meaning | A tight or amorous embrace. | |
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| Synonyms | hug, clinch | |
| Broader | embrace, embracing, embracement | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| Spanish | abrazo apasionado, abrazo, achuchón, apretón | |
| Catalan | abraçada, masegada | |
| Meaning | The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space. | |
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| Example | "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" | |
| Broader | constriction | The action or process of compressing |
| Meaning | To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "squeeze a lemon" | |
| Synonyms | squash, crush, squelch, mash | |
| Narrower | stamp | crush or grind with a heavy instrument |
| steamroller | crush with a steamroller as if to level | |
| telescope | crush together or collapse | |
| tread | crush as if by treading on | |
| wring | Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | |
| Broader | press | Exert pressure or force to or upon |
| Spanish | aplastar, chafar, chapotear, estrujar, machacar, majar, moler | |
| Catalan | aclaparar, aixafar, esclafar, esprémer, moldre, xafar | |
| Nouns | squeeze | a twisting squeeze |
| squeezer | a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit | |
| Meaning | Press firmly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | Sam cannot squeeze Sue | |
| Example | "He squeezed my hand" | |
| Narrower | clench | squeeze together tightly |
| Broader | press | Exert pressure or force to or upon |
| See also | squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing |
| squeeze out | cause to come out in a squirt | |
| squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening | |
| Spanish | estrujar, exprimir | |
| Catalan | esprémer, prémer, premsar | |
| Nouns | squeeze, squeezing | the act of gripping and pressing firmly |
| Meaning | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "I squeezed myself into the corner" | |
| Synonyms | wedge, force | |
| Entailed by | bulldoze | flatten with or as if with a bulldozer |
| Narrower | compress, compact, pack together | make more compact by or as if by pressing |
| impact | Press or wedge together | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | encajar | |
| Catalan | comprimir, encaixar, esprémer, estrènyer, falcar, premsar, tasconar | |
| Meaning | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : "She forced him to take a job in the city". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Example | "He squeezed her for information" | |
| Synonyms | coerce, hale, pressure, force | |
| Cause to | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Narrower | bludgeon | Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club |
| bring oneself | Cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative | |
| dragoon, sandbag, railroad | compel by coercion, threats / threats, or crude means | |
| drive | To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly | |
| squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc. | |
| steamroller, steamroll | Bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure | |
| terrorize, terrorise | coerce by violence or with threats / threats | |
| turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | coaccionar, coercer, forzar, obligar, presionar | |
| Catalan | coaccionar, forçar, obligar | |
| Nouns | squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
| Meaning | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" | |
| Synonyms | extort, rack, gouge, wring | |
| Narrower | bleed | Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone |
| Broader | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| Spanish | atormentar, exprimir, extorsionar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar, arruïnar, extorquir, extorsionar | |
| Nouns | squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power |
| Meaning | Press or force. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They squeeze the books into the box | |
| Synonyms | thrust, stuff, shove | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | embutir, llenar, meter | |
| Catalan | embotir, emplenar, encabir, entaforar, farcir, ficar, omplir | |
| Meaning | squeeze tightly between the fingers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "She squeezed the bottle" | |
| Synonyms | pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch | |
| Narrower | goose | pinch in the buttocks |
| tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply | |
| Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
| Spanish | pellizcar | |
| Catalan | apretar lleugerament, pessigar | |
| Nouns | squeeze | the act of gripping and pressing firmly |
| squeeze | a twisting squeeze | |
| Meaning | Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | embrace, hug, bosom | |
| Narrower | clinch | embrace amorously |
| cuddle | hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth | |
| interlock, lock | Become engaged or intermeshed with one another | |
| Broader | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
| Spanish | abrazar, estrujar, seno | |
| Catalan | abraçar | |
| Meaning | squeeze or press together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | compress, constrict, compact, contract, press | |
| Entailed by | strangle, strangulate, throttle | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
| wring out, squeeze out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing | |
| Narrower | astringe | constrict or bind or draw together |
| bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | |
| choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | |
| choke, gag, fret | Be too tight | |
| choke, scrag | Wring the neck of | |
| convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm | |
| convulse | Cause to contract | |
| prim | contract one's lips | |
| strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air | |
| Broader | tighten | Become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
| Spanish | apretar, comprimir | |
| Catalan | atapeir, compactar, comprimir, estretir, prémer, premsar | |
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