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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Squeeze

Squeeze, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SQUEEZED; p. pr. & vb. n. SQUEEZING.] [A-S. cwisan, cwissan, cwysan, to crush, squeeze, Sw. qväsa, O. H. Ger. quezzon, N. H. Ger. quetschen, L. Ger. quetsen, D. kwetsen, id., L. Ger. quese, a bruise, D. kwets, id.]

Sense 1. To press between two bodies; to press closely; to compress; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers or with an instrument; to squeeze the hand in friendship.

Sense 2. To oppress with hardships, burdens, and taxes; to harass; to crush.

In a civil war, people must expect to be squeezed with the burden. L'Estrange.

Sense 3. To force between close bodies; to compel, or cause to pass; as, to squeeze water through felt.

To squeeze out, to force out by pressure, as a liquid.

Synonyms—To hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.

Squeeze, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To urge one's way; to pass by pressing; to press; to crowd; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd. To squeeze through, to pass through by pressing and urging forward.

Squeeze, n.

noun

n. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.