squeeze

Noun

• the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
  • getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze
    

• a tight or amorous embrace
  • come here and give me a big hug
    

• an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
  • she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away
    

• a twisting squeeze
  • gave the wet cloth a wring
    

• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
  • she was his main squeeze
    

• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
  • increased expenses put a squeeze on profits
    

• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly
  • he gave her cheek a playful squeeze
    

Verb

• squeeze or press together
  • she compressed her lips
    
  • the spasm contracted the muscle
    

• squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  • Hug me, please
    
  • They embraced
    
  • He hugged her close to him
    

• squeeze tightly between the fingers
  • He pinched her behind
    
  • She squeezed the bottle
    

• press or force
  • Stuff money into an envelope
    
  • She thrust the letter into his hand
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  • I squeezed myself into the corner
    

• press firmly
  • He squeezed my hand
    

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
  • crush an aluminum can
    
  • squeeze a lemon
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hug , clinch , power play , squeeze play , wring , credit crunch , liquidity crisis , squeezing , compress , constrict , compact , contract , press , embrace , bosom , pinch , twinge , tweet , nip , twitch , thrust , stuff , shove , extort , rack , gouge , coerce , hale , pressure , force , wedge , squash , crush , sque