What is the meaning of the word "squeeze"?
Definitions:
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a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
noun
- increased expenses put a squeeze on profits
- increased expenses put a squeeze on profits
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press firmly
verb
- You squeezed my hand.
- You squeezed my hand.
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slang for a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
noun
- They were your main squeeze until you soured on them.
- They were your main squeeze until you soured on them.
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
verb
- I squeezed myself into the corner
- I squeezed myself into the corner
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the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
noun
- getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
- getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
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the act of gripping and pressing firmly
noun
- I squeezed the balloon and it popped.
- I squeezed the balloon and it popped.
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to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
verb
- I squeezed them for information.
- I squeezed them for information.
Synonyms:
- clinch
- credit crunch
- crush
- embrace
- extort
- force
- gouge
- liquidity crisis
- mash
- pinch
- press
- rack
- squash
- squeeze play
- squeezing
- squelch
- thrust
- wring