squeeze

  • 41squeeze — 1. verb a) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once I squeezed the ball between my hands. b) To fit into a tight place Please dont squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle. 2. noun …

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  • 42squeeze — 1. verb 1) I squeezed the bottle Syn: compress, press, crush, squash, pinch, nip, grasp, grip, clutch 2) squeeze the juice from both oranges Syn: extract, press …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 43squeeze in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms squeeze in : present tense I/you/we/they squeeze in he/she/it squeezes in present participle squeezing in past tense squeezed in past participle squeezed in to be able to do something, even though you do not… …

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  • 44squeeze in — verb a) To find time or other resources for. My appointment book is pretty full, but I can just squeeze you in. b) To pack tightly together. I found a time to squeeze in a meeting with you …

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  • 45Squeeze — 1. In financial terms, a period of time when borrowing is difficult. 2. In general business terms, times when increasing costs cannot be passed onto consumers. The decrease in profits is said to be caused by a squeeze on profit margins. Be… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 46squeeze — Synonyms and related words: arrest, arrestation, arrestment, badger, bar, barricade, bear, bear against, bear down on, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear hug, bind, blackmail, bleed, block, block up, blockade, blockage, blocking, bolt, boodle,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 47squeeze — n 1. American a girlfriend or boyfriend, a sweetheart. The word is inspired by the squeeze of an embrace and is often heard in the form main squeeze (which has the added meaning of most impor tant person ). 2. British money, cash. The word often… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 48squeeze — /skwi:z/ noun government control carried out by reducing the availability of something ■ verb to crush or to press; to make smaller ● to squeeze margins or profits or credit ▪▪▪ ‘…the real estate boom of the past three years has been based on the …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 49squeeze — выжимать to squeeze a sponge выжимать губку to squeeze juice from a lemon выжимать сок из лимона …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 50Squeeze — 1. situation from which extrication is difficult: in a tight squeeze ; 2. boyfriend or girlfriend; lover; 3. put pressure upon (a person or persons) to act in a given way, especially by blackmail …

    Dictionary of Australian slang