Topicala
Topicala is a simple, small, meta-search engine, that helps You find the sites you need. Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.
Search [?]  
Dictionary Results For "squeeze" [?]/[OPML]
Ads By Google
Wiktionary Articles [RSS] - [GNU, www.Wiktionary.org]

English

Pronunciation


Verb

  1. To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
  2. : I squeezed the ball between my hands.
  3. : Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
  4. To fit into a tight place
  5. : I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
  6. To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty
  7. : He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
  8. To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices
  9. : I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.
  10. To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting
  11. : Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.


Derived terms

Translations

  • Czech:
  • Finnish:
  • Japanese: {{t-|ja|押す|tr=osu|sc=Jpan}}; {{t|ja|締め付ける|tr=shimetsukeru|sc=Jpan}}; {{t|ja|絞る|tr=shiboru|sc=Jpan}}; {{t|ja|搾る|tr=shiboru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Russian: {{t|ru|сжимать|cs=Cyrl|tr=sžimát’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|сжать|cs=Cyrl|tr=sžat’|sc=Cyrl}} ; {{t|ru|сдавливать|cs=Cyrl|tr=sdávlivat’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|сдавить|cs=Cyrl|tr=sdavít’|sc=Cyrl}} ; {{t|ru|стискивать|cs=Cyrl|tr=stískivat’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|стиснуть|cs=Cyrl|tr=stísnut't’|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish:
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|押し込める|tr=oshikomeru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Russian: {{t|ru|втискивать|cs=Cyrl|tr=vtískivat’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|втиснуть|cs=Cyrl|tr=vtísnut't’|sc=Cyrl}} ; {{t|ru|впихивать|tr=vpíχivat'|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|впихнуть|tr=vpíχnút'|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish: ,
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|絞り出す|tr=shiboridasu|sc=Jpan}}
  • Russian: {{t|ru|выжимать|cs=Cyrl|tr=vyžimát’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|выжать|cs=Cyrl|tr=výžat’|sc=Cyrl}} ; {{t|ru|выдавливать|cs=Cyrl|tr=vydávlivat’|sc=Cyrl}} , {{t|ru|выдавить|cs=Cyrl|tr=výdavit’|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Finnish:
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|板挟みにあう|tr=itabasami ni au|sc=Jpan}}
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|スクイズする|tr=sukuizu suru|sc=Jpan}}

Noun

  1. A difficult position
  2. : I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.
  3. A traversal of a narrow passage
  4. : It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.
  5. A hug or other affectionate grasp
  6. : a gentle squeeze on the arm
  7. A romantic partner
  8. : I want to be your main squeeze
  9. The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third
  10. : The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.
  11. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
  12. : The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.


Translations

  • Japanese: {{t|ja|板挟み|tr=itabasami|sc=Jpan}}
  • Finnish:
  • Danish: {{t-|da|knus|n}}
  • Finnish:
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|抱きしめ|tr=dakishime|sc=Jpan}}; {{t|ja|ギュッとする|tr=gyutto suru|sc=Jpan}}
  • Russian: {{t|ru|пожатие|n|tr=požátije|sc=Cyrl}}
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|スクイズ|tr=sukuizu|sc=Jpan}}
  • Japanese: {{t|ja|拓本|tr=takuhon|sc=Jpan}}

See also


zh-min-nan:squeeze el:squeeze es:squeeze fa:squeeze fr:squeeze io:squeeze it:squeeze hu:squeeze pt:squeeze fi:squeeze ta:squeeze te:squeeze vi:squeeze tr:squeeze zh:squeeze

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squeeze \Squeeze\, v. i.
To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to
crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard
to get through a crowd.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squeeze \Squeeze\, n.
1. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies;
pressure.
[1913 Webster]

2. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as
pulp, from an inscription on stone.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of
the overlying strata.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4. Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift,
concession, or the like; exaction; extortion; as, to put
the squeeze on someone. [Colloq.]

One of the many "squeezes" imposed by the mandarins.
--A. R.
Colquhoun.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed
(skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS.
cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[imac]san, of uncertain origin. The
s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash,
v.t.]
1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to
compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice,
moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers;
to squeeze the hand in friendship.
[1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to
harass; to crush.
[1913 Webster]

In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and
squeezed toward the burden. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]

3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with
out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet squeeze
n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek
a playful squeeze" [syn: squeezing]
2: a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to
businesses and consumers and interest rates are high [syn:
credit crunch, liquidity crisis]
3: a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to
the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on
profits"
4: (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his
main squeeze"
5: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: wring]
6: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the
concentration or manipulation of power [syn: power play,
squeeze play]
7: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big
hug" [syn: hug, clinch]
8: the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or
through a restricted space; "getting through that small
opening was a tight squeeze"
v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash]
2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"
3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself
into the corner" [syn: wedge, force]
4: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical,
moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job
in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn: coerce,
hale, pressure, force]
5: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "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" [syn: extort, rack, gouge,
wring]
6: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove]
7: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: pinch, twinge,
tweet, nip, twitch]
8: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They
embraced" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom]
9: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict,
compact, contract, press]
Moby Dictionary
arrest , arrestation , arrestment , badger , bar , barricade , bear ,
bear against , bear down on , bear down upon , bear hard upon ,
bear hug , bind , blackmail , bleed , block , block up , blockade ,
blockage , blocking , bolt , boodle , booty , bosom , broad , check ,
chock , choke , choke off , clamp , clamping , clamping down , clasp ,
clench , clinch , clip , clogging , close , close off , close tight ,
close up , closing up , closure , clutch , compact , complication ,
compress , compression , concentrate , condense , congest , consolidate ,
constrict , constriction , contort , contract , cram , cramp , crowd ,
crunch , crush , debar , decoct , delay , densen , densify , detainment ,
detention , distill , distort , dog , doxy , embarrassing position ,
embarrassment , embosom , embrace , enfold , enfoldment , ensphere ,
essentialize , exact , express , extort , extract , fine how-do-you-do ,
fixation , fold , foot-dragging , force , force from , garble , get by ,
get one wrong , get through , get wrong , gloss , gouge , graft , grip ,
hampering , haul , hell to pay , high-pressure , hindering , hindrance ,
hobble , hold , holdback , holdup , hot goods , hot water ,
how-do-you-do , hug , imbroglio , impediment , influence , infuse ,
inhibition , interference , interruption , jam , lean on , let ,
levy blackmail , lock , loot , melt down , mess , milk , misapply ,
misapprehend , miscite , misconceive , misconstrue , misdeem ,
misexplain , misexplicate , misexpound , misinterpret , misjudge ,
misquote , misread , misrender , mistake , mistranslate , mistress ,
misunderstand , mix , moll , morass , negativism , nip , nuisance value ,
obstruct , obstruction , obstructionism , occlude , occlusion ,
opposition , pack , parlous straits , pass , perks , perquisite ,
pervert , pickings , pickle , pinch , plight , plunder , pork barrel ,
predicament , press , press out , pressure , pretty pass ,
pretty pickle , pretty predicament , prize , pry loose from , pry out ,
public till , public trough , push , put pressure on , quagmire ,
quicksand , ram , ram down , refine , rend , rend from , render ,
repression , resistance , restraint , restriction , retardation ,
retardment , rip , rip from , scrape , screw , setback , shake ,
shake down , shut off , shut out , shut tight , slough , snatch from ,
soak , solidify , spoil , spoils , spoils of office , spot , squab ,
squash , squeak by , squeak through , squeeze shut , squeezing , squish ,
stealings , steep , stew , sticky wicket , stifle , stolen goods ,
stop up , strain the sense , strait , straits , strangle , stranglehold ,
strangulate , stricture , stuff , suffocate , suppression , swag , swamp ,
sweetheart , sweetie , take , tear , tear from , tight spot ,
tight squeeze , tighten , tightening , tightrope , till , torture ,
tricky spot , tweak , twist the words , unholy mess , urge , wad up ,
wedge , wrench , wrench from , wrest , wring , wring from , wring out


Created By Paul Kinlan. Web Hosting by SwitchMedia.