squeeze

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

   “I squeezed the ball between my hands.”

2. fiil To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
3. fiil To fit into a tight place.

   “I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.”

4. fiil To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.

   “He squeezed some money out of his wallet.”

5. fiil To barely manage to.

   “I managed to squeeze through the exam with a D.”

6. fiil To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.

   “I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.”

7. fiil To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.

   “a Civil War where People must expect to be crush'd and squeez'd in the Consequence”

8. fiil To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

   “Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.”

9. isim An instance of squeezing.

   “to give something a squeeze”

10. isim A close or tight fit.
11. isim A difficult position.

    “I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.”

12. isim A hug or other affectionate grasp.

    “a gentle squeeze on the arm”

13. isim A romantic partner.

    “I want to be your main squeeze.”

14. isim An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
15. isim The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.

    “The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.”

16. isim A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
17. isim A traversal of a narrow passage.

    “It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.”

18. isim A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.

    “Nollekens, finding his wife always benefited by these visits, never refused White a squeeze of a patera, or any thing that would answer his purpose; […] White […] had turned his wine-cellars into manufactories for the produce of cast coins, and moderns squeezes from Roman lamps.”

19. isim The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
20. isim The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.

    “Thus was established a powerful Chinese combination, which maintained itself by submitting to a heavy "squeeze" at the hands of the Viceroy and Governor of Canton on the one hand and of the Hoppo on the other.”

21. isim A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.

    “The mattress shop had been bought with the proceeds of squeeze obtained by him from a former American employer.”

22. isim A person's neck.

    “"Got his description putty close: Short black 'air, black whiskers, with a crips^([sic]) curl at the hedges; a white choker, tight round his squeeze; dressed in black, and orful hugly," remarked the policeman.”