squeeze

Noun
  1. The act of gripping and pressing firmly (synset 100357849)
    "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
    is a type of: compressing, compression - applying pressure
    subtypes:
    same as: squeezing
  2. A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high (synset 114512496)
    is a type of: financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
    same as: credit crunch, liquidity crisis
  3. A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer (synset 113348525)
    "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
    is a type of: loss, red, red ink - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
  4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend (synset 110663023)
    "she was his main squeeze"
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    is a type of: lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
  5. A twisting squeeze (synset 107365631)
    "gave the wet cloth a wring"
    is a type of: motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    same as: wring
  6. An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power (synset 100789758)
    "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
    is a type of: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    same as: power play, squeeze play
  7. A tight or amorous embrace (synset 100418872)
    "come here and give me a big hug"
    is a type of: embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
    same as: clinch, hug
  8. The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space (synset 100227186)
    "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
    is a type of: constriction - the action or process of compressing
Verb
  1. To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (synset 201596858)
    "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
    is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    subtypes:
    • wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
    • stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument
    • steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level
    • tread - crush as if by treading on
    • telescope - crush together or collapse
    same as: crush, mash, squash, squelch
  2. Press firmly (synset 201450487)
    "He squeezed my hand"
    is a type of: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    subtypes: clench - squeeze together tightly
  3. Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (synset 201530059)
    "I squeezed myself into the corner"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    same as: force, wedge
  4. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means (synset 202510211)
    "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
    causes: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    is a type of: compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something
    subtypes:
    same as: coerce, force, hale, pressure
  5. Obtain by coercion or intimidation (synset 202245889)
    "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
    is a type of: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
    subtypes: bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone
    same as: extort, gouge, rack, wring
  6. Press or force (synset 202098847)
    "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
    is a type of: force, push - move with force
    same as: shove, stuff, thrust
  7. Squeeze tightly between the fingers (synset 201459400)
    "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
    is a type of: grip - hold fast or firmly
    subtypes:
    • goose - pinch in the buttocks
    • tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
    same as: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch
  8. Hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (synset 201427110)
    "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
    is a type of: clasp - hold firmly and tightly
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: bosom, embrace, hug
  9. Squeeze or press together (synset 201390440)
    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
    is a type of: tighten - become tight or tighter
    subtypes:
    • choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    • prim - contract one's lips
    • astringe - constrict or bind or draw together
    • strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
    • convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    • convulse - cause to contract
    • bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
    • choke, fret, gag - be too tight; rub or press
    • choke, scrag - wring the neck of
    same as: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press

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