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Meaning of squeeze

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  squeeze
      n 1: the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek
           a playful squeeze" [syn: {squeeze}, {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}, {squeeze}]
      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:
         {squeeze}, {wring}]
      6: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the
         concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this
         sexual power play and walked away" [syn: {power play},
         {squeeze play}, {squeeze}]
      7: a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
         [syn: {hug}, {clinch}, {squeeze}]
      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}, {squeeze}]
      2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"
      3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself
         into the corner" [syn: {wedge}, {squeeze}, {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}, {squeeze}, {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}, {squeeze},
         {rack}, {gouge}, {wring}]
      6: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust
         the letter into his hand" [syn: {thrust}, {stuff}, {shove},
         {squeeze}]
      7: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind";
         "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze}, {twinge},
         {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
      8: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with
         fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her
         close to him" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {bosom}, {squeeze}]
      9: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
         spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict},
         {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]

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