Synonyms for squeeze
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1. squeeze, squeezing(noun)

   the act of gripping and pressing firmly

   "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

2. credit 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

   Synonyms:
   clinch, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, squeezing, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

3. squeeze(noun)

   a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

   "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

4. squeeze(noun)

   (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

   "she was his main squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

5. squeeze, wring(noun)

   a twisting squeeze

   "gave the wet cloth a wring"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

6. power 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"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, wring, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

7. hug, clinch, squeeze(noun)

   a tight or amorous embrace

   "come here and give me a big hug"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, clench, clamp, power play, squeezing, liquidity crisis, wring, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

8. squeeze(verb)

   the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

   "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

   Synonyms:
   clinch, squeezing, wring, power play, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hug

9. squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze(verb)

   to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

   Synonyms:
   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, shell

10. squeeze(verb)

    press firmly

    "He squeezed my hand"

    Synonyms:
    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, compact

11. wedge, squeeze, force(verb)

    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

    "I squeezed myself into the corner"

    Synonyms:
    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, constrict

12. coerce, 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"

    Synonyms:
    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, haul

13. extort, 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"

    Synonyms:
    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, constrict

14. thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze(verb)

    press or force

    "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

    Synonyms:
    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, gorge

15. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch(verb)

    squeeze tightly between the fingers

    "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"

    Synonyms:
    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, vellicate

16. embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze(verb)

    squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

    "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

    Synonyms:
    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, crush

17. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    Synonyms:
    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

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1. choke (verb)

   obstruct one’s throat

   she choked on a tiny fish bone

   Submitted by erhnice on July 28, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. squeeze(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   compress, gripe, pinch, nip, press closely

2. squeeze(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   force (between close bodies), drive

3. squeeze(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   press, crowd, force a way, urge one's way

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. squeeze(n)

   Synonyms:
   compression, pressure, exaction, extortion

2. squeeze(v)

   Synonyms:
   compress, gripe, pinch, oppress, extort, crowd, elbow, press

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   tighten, compress, compression, shake

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1. Richard Schager:

   When Lehman filed its bankruptcy petition, it listed 20,000 former employees and told them they had contract claims, it wasn't until the big creditors took over Lehman's shell that the squeeze of employees began, including the recharacterization of contract claims as securities claims.

2. Marex Spectron Alastair Munro:

   Whilst these short positions are not in themselves reasons to own metals, they do raise the possibility of a very short-term squeeze higher, especially given light risk appetite amidst ongoing uncertainty.

3. Bill Kanko:

   This is a 'squeeze-out' or 'take-under', and we have little recourse.

4. Igbo Proverb:

   The world is like a goat's udder. It does not yield any milk, unless you punch and squeeze at it

5. Kaleel Jamison:

   Relationships--of all kinds--are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.

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