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Synonyms for squeeze
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Princeton's WordNet
squeeze, squeezing(noun)
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
"he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
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clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugcredit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze(noun)
a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
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clinch, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, squeezing, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugsqueeze(noun)
a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
"increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
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clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugsqueeze(noun)
(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
"she was his main squeeze"
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clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugsqueeze, wring(noun)
a twisting squeeze
"gave the wet cloth a wring"
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clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugpower play, squeeze play, squeeze(noun)
an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
"she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
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clinch, wring, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hughug, clinch, squeeze(noun)
a tight or amorous embrace
"come here and give me a big hug"
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clinch, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugsqueeze(verb)
the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
"getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
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clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugsquash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze(verb)
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
"crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
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comminute, twitch, suppress, vanquish, pressure, crush, squish, grind, romance, rack, quell, twinge, splash, dally, hale, beat, press, jam, smash, wring, flirt, force, embrace, crunch, trounce, coquette, shove, thrust, chat up, demolish, butterfly, compress, hug, beat out, tweet, slop, mash, quench, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squash, philander, bosom, pinch, coquet, break down, slosh, coerce, oppress, wedge, squelch, bray, constrict, splosh, gouge, shellsqueeze(verb)
press firmly
"He squeezed my hand"
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stuff, embrace, twitch, extort, squelch, hug, force, constrict, wring, hale, rack, coerce, thrust, press, crush, twinge, tweet, shove, pinch, pressure, compress, wedge, bosom, mash, contract, squash, gouge, compactwedge, squeeze, force(verb)
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
"I squeezed myself into the corner"
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extort, draw, storm, stick, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, lodge, contract, deposit, stuff, squash, compact, pinch, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, constrictcoerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force(verb)
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"
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draw, storm, blackjack, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haulextort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring(verb)
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"
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pressure, crush, scud, coerce, rack, contort, thrust, press, twitch, wring from, rout, gouge, tweet, embrace, force, shove, single-foot, torment, twinge, compress, hug, wrench, contract, excruciate, extort, stuff, distort, squash, compact, pinch, wring, hale, mash, torture, force out, bosom, wedge, deform, squelch, constrictthrust, stuff, shove, squeeze(verb)
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
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extort, pressure, crush, scarf out, lug, rack, twinge, constrict, overindulge, binge, stuff, gouge, tweet, embrace, thrust, gormandize, shove, gormandise, throw, glut, compress, engorge, gourmandize, pig out, ingurgitate, coerce, block, overeat, contract, hale, press, lunge, jostle, hurtle, squash, twitch, bosom, pinch, wring, push up, mash, englut, wedge, hurl, hug, force, choke up, pierce, squelch, compact, farce, overgorge, satiate, gorgepinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch(verb)
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
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cabbage, hook, pressure, nobble, thrust, clip, rack, sting, hale, filch, twitch, gouge, tweet, top, jerk, force, lift, shove, crimp, abstract, twinge, compress, hug, flip, pilfer, embrace, prick, purloin, snarf, compact, press, extort, stuff, sneak, contract, squash, nip off, bosom, twirp, pinch, swipe, wring, mash, coerce, snip off, wedge, squelch, snip, constrict, crush, vellicateembrace, hug, bosom, squeeze(verb)
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
"Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
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hug, twitch, espouse, rack, pressure, encompass, thrust, press, gouge, sweep up, embrace, adopt, force, shove, twinge, compress, tweet, contract, compact, extort, stuff, squash, bosom, pinch, wring, hale, mash, coerce, comprehend, cover, wedge, squelch, constrict, crushcompress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
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fight, adjure, weigh, pressure, crush, narrow, thrust, get, rack, cut, pack together, foreshorten, undertake, hale, press, twitch, pack, gouge, tweet, embrace, bundle, agitate, force, pinch, shove, weight-lift, sign up, sign on, twinge, compress, urge, hug, shrink, concentrate, campaign, sign, abridge, reduce, take, condense, contract, iron, crusade, extort, stuff, urge on, beseech, squash, compact, constringe, exhort, wring, mash, coerce, wad, bid, push, bosom, wedge, entreat, shorten, squelch, abbreviate, conjure, constrict, press out, weightlift, iron out
Editors Contribution
choke (verb)
obstruct one’s throat
she choked on a tiny fish bone
Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
squeeze(v. a.)
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compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closelysqueeze(v. a.)
squeeze(v. n.)
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press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way
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How to use squeeze in a sentence?
We have a very healthy, simple wonderful life without all the bells and whistles. We both have our children to try to squeeze into the equation, but he is amazing. He is a good guy, really a good guy.
Carnival is synonymous with partying, and animals are too. They give us so much happiness, i couldn't wait for this. Now that I see them all cute and dressed up, I want to squeeze them all.
Essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.
Take all that humanitarian aid and give it to the people of Cucuta, where there is a lot of need, this is a macabre game, you see? They squeeze us by the neck and then make us beg for crumbs.
China is continuing to instill a degree of stability after the sharp volatility at the beginning of the month by announcing stable to firmer fixings, tighter liquidity has contributed to a squeeze on long USD/CNH positions and will mean investors are wary of shorting CNH in the near term.
Translations for squeeze
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- عصرArabic
- serrar, esprémer, apretar, estrènyerCatalan, Valencian
- zmáčknout, [[vmáčknout]] seCzech
- trykke, knus, presse, mase, klemme, trangt sted, knugeDanish
- Klemme, pressen, quetschen, zwängen, Engpass, drückenGerman
- στριμώχνωGreek
- apuro, exprimir, crisis, apretarSpanish
- ahtaa, puristus, ahdistaa, puristaa, rypistys, kaivaaFinnish
- serrer, tasser, presser, comprimerFrench
- espremer, apertarGalician
- faastManx
- présel, nyom, beprésel, kiprésel, gyömöszöl, zsúfol, összenyomHungarian
- խցկել, ճզմել, սեղմելArmenian
- spremere, strizzare, serrare, stringereItalian
- 絞る, スクイズ, 押し込める, 搾る, 絞り出す, 板挟み, 板挟みにあう, 押す, 抱きしめ, スクイズする, 締め付ける, 拓本, ギュッとするJapanese
- comprimōLatin
- mamotsitraMalagasy
- ramiMāori
- ညှစ်Burmese
- persen, drukken, klemmen, knijpenDutch
- ałchʼįʼjiinihNavajo, Navaho
- sarrarOccitan
- ficante, espremer, apertarPortuguese
- schmatgear, smatger, smaccar, schmacher, schmachar, smatgarRomansh
- strânge, stoarceRomanian
- вти́скивать, вы́жать, пожатие, сда́вливать, выда́вливать, сти́снуть, сдави́ть, сжать, сти́скивать, впихну́ть, вти́снуть, сжима́ть, выжима́ть, впи́хивать, вы́давитьRussian
- tripiare, atipriare, ispremiare, tirpiare, tilpiare, tropiare, trupiareSardinian
- shtrëngojAlbanian
- klapp, knipa, tränga, dra, slita, kläm, klämma, krama, kram, lirkaSwedish
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