squeeze
has definitions from the fields of business,economics,finance
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[ verb ] to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Examples "crush an aluminum can" "squeeze a lemon" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Trust Eileen to squeeze all the drama out of a situation . |
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[ verb ] press firmly
Examples "He squeezed my hand" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Then , by squeezing her foot three times , he came_up - presto - with a different diagnosis with each squeeze . ( He explained that he could diagnose these ailments from squeezing her foot because all_of the nervous_system was connected to it . ) (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I had squeezed the trigger of my own gun , and to my amazement , it had fired and kicked_back into my shoulder with the force of an angry mule ; and then I was adding my own voice to the crescendo of sound , hurling more vile language than I ever thought I knew , sobbing and shouting , and aware that if I had passed_water before , it was not enough , for my pants were soaking wet . |
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[ verb ] squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
Examples "I squeezed myself into the corner" Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)Hoag crossed the narrow street , squeezing between parked cars to reach the sidewalk . (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Squeezing a look between Johnson 's fat jowls and the car frame a handsome and still darkhaired lady inquired `` Y_'_all_drahve '' ? |
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[ noun ] the act of gripping and pressing firmly
Synonyms Examples "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Then , by squeezing her foot three times , he came_up - presto - with a different diagnosis with each squeeze . Related terms |
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[ verb ] obtain by coercion or intimidation
Examples "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" Related terms |
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[ 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"
Examples "He squeezed her for information" |
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[ verb ] squeeze or press together
Examples "she compressed her lips" "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
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[ noun ] the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
Examples "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (business) a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
Examples "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (economics,finance) 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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[ noun ] an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
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