squeeze
squeeze
skwiz
skviz
/skwˈiːz/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "squeeze"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to apply pressure with a compressing or constricting motion, typically using the hands
Transitive: to squeeze sth
to squeeze definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gently squeezed her hand to convey comfort and reassurance.
āϏāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻĒ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to force liquid out of something by firmly twisting or pressing it
Transitive: to squeeze sth
to squeeze definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He squeezed the sponge to remove excess water before cleaning the countertop.
āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāϟāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϜāϞ āϏāϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻžā§āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to hold someone closely in an affectionate or tight embrace
Transitive: to squeeze sb
to squeeze definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He squeezed his friend in a warm hug to congratulate them on their success.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖ āφāϞāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ—āύ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒā§€āĻĄāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to burden or harass someone with difficulties or demands
Transitive: to squeeze sb
to squeeze definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The constant demands of the job and unrealistic expectations from the boss began to squeeze the employees.
āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āĻ§ā§āϰ⧁āĻŦāĻ• āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻĒāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ

to maneuver or force oneself into or through a narrow space
Intransitive: to squeeze somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She squeezed into the crowded elevator just before the doors closed.
āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϗ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āϞāĻŋāĻĢāĻŸā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĸ⧁āĻ•āϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to apply pressure to fit or pass something into or through a tight space
Transitive: to squeeze sth somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He squeezed the large furniture through the narrow doorway with some difficulty.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āϟāĻž āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻĒ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϜāĻŦāϰāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to obtain something from someone with effort, persuasion, or difficulty
Transitive: to squeeze sth from sb | to squeeze sth out of sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She squeezed a discount from the store owner by haggling persistently.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻœā§‡āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāϰ āĻ•āώ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāϏāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

a close or affectionate hug

squeeze definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mother gave her child a loving squeeze.
02

the action of firmly gripping or pressing something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baby responded with a happy squeeze of her mother's hand.
03

an assertive effort to force compliance by concentrating or leveraging power

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company faced a regulatory squeeze to lower emissions.
04

a push into or through a tight or confined space

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat performed a squeeze under the fence.
05

a wringing action

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef performed a squeeze on the dough before rolling it.
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āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ, āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€

a romantic partner or significant other, often used playfully or affectionately
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every time he talks about his squeeze, he lights up.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ–āύ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇, āϏ⧇ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ“āϠ⧇āĨ¤
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a situation in which rising costs cannot be transferred to customers

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Small businesses often face a squeeze when supplier costs increase.
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a situation in which cash is in short supply for lending to businesses and consumers, causing interest rates to rise

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the financial squeeze, banks raised interest rates to manage limited funds.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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