squeeze
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 squeeze
The act of gripping and pressing firmly:
— He gave her cheek a playful squeeze.
synoniem: squeezing.
Pools: uciskanie
2 squeeze
A state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high.
synoniemen: credit crunch, liquidity crisis.
Nederlands: kredietcrisis
Pools: zapaść kredytowa
3 squeeze
A situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer.
4 squeeze
slang A person's girlfriend or boyfriend.
Pools: sympatia
5 squeeze
A twisting squeeze.
synoniem: wring.
6 squeeze
An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.
synoniemen: power play, squeeze play.
7 squeeze
A tight or amorous embrace.
synoniemen: clinch, hug.
Roget 894:
courtesy;
respect
etc.
928;
good manners,
good behavior,
good breeding;
manners;
politeness
etc.
adj.;
bienseance,
urbanity,
comity,
gentility,
breeding,
polish,
presence;
civility,
civilization;
amenity,
suavity;
good temper,
good humor;
amiability,
easy temper,
complacency,
soft tongue,
mansuetude;
condescension
etc.
(humility)
879;
affability,
complaisance,
pr_evenance,
amability†,
gallantry;
pink of politeness,
pink of courtesy.
compliment;
fair words,
soft words,
sweet words;
honeyed phrases,
ceremonial salutation,
reception,
presentation,
introduction,
accueil†,
greeting,
recognition;
welcome,
abord†,
respects,
devoir,
regards,
remembrances;
kind regards,
kind remembrances;
love,
best love,
duty;
empty encomium,
flattering remark,
hollow commendation;
salaams.
obeisance
etc.
(reverence)
928;
bow,
courtesy,
curtsy,
scrape,
salaam,
kotow†,
kowtow,
bowing and scraping;
kneeling;
genuflection
etc.
(worship)
990;
obsequiousness
etc.
886;
capping,
shaking hands,
etc.
v.;
grip of the hand,
embrace,
hug,
squeeze,
accolade,
loving cup,
vin d'honneur [Fr.],
pledge;
love token
etc.
(endearment)
902;
kiss,
buss,
salute.
mark of recognition,
nod;
nods and becks and wreathed smiles"
[Milton];
valediction
etc.
293;
condolence
etc.
915.
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Nederlands: knuffel
Pools: objęcie, uścisk
8 squeeze
The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.
werkwoord
1 squeeze
To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition:
— Squeeze a lemon.
synoniemen: crush, mash, squash, squelch.
2 squeeze
Press firmly.
Nederlands: knijpen
3 squeeze
Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space:
— I squeezed myself into the corner.
synoniemen: force, wedge.
4 squeeze
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means:
— He squeezed her for information.
synoniemen: coerce, force, hale, pressure.
Roget 744:
compel,
force,
make,
drive,
coerce,
constrain,
enforce,
necessitate,
oblige.
force upon,
press;
cram down the throat,
thrust down the throat,
force down the throat;
say it must be done,
make a point of,
insist upon,
take no denial;
put down,
dragoon.
extort,
wring from;
squeeze,
put on the squeeze;
put on the screws,
turn on the screw;
drag into;
bind,
bind over;
pin down,
tie down;
require,
tax,
put in force;
commandeer;
restrain
etc.
751.
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Nederlands: dwingen, forceren, knijpen
5 squeeze
Obtain by coercion or intimidation:
— They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him.
synoniemen: extort, gouge, rack, wring.
6 squeeze
7 squeeze
Squeeze tightly between the fingers:
— She squeezed the bottle.
synoniemen: nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, twitch.
Nederlands: knellen, spannen, wringen
8 squeeze
Hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.
synoniemen: bosom, embrace, hug.
Nederlands: aan de borst(en) drukken, in de armen nemen, omvatten, omvangen, omhelzen, knuffelen, omarmen
9 squeeze
Squeeze or press together.
synoniemen: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press.
Roget 321:
be dense
etc.
adj.;
become solid,
render solid
etc.
adj.;
solidify,
solidate†;
concrete,
set,
take a set,
consolidate,
congeal,
coagulate;
curd,
curdle;
lopper;
fix,
clot,
cake,
candy,
precipitate,
deposit,
cohere,
crystallize;
petrify
etc.
(harden)
323.
condense,
thicken,
gel,
inspissate†,
incrassate†;
compress,
squeeze,
ram down,
constipate.
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Roget 195:
become small,
become smaller;
lessen,
decrease
etc.
36;
grow less,
dwindle,
shrink,
contract,
narrow,
shrivel,
collapse,
wither,
lose flesh,
wizen,
fall away,
waste,
wane,
ebb;
decay
etc.
(deteriorate)
659.
be smaller than,
fall short of;
not come up to
etc.
(be inferior)
34.
render smaller,
lessen,
diminish,
contract,
draw in,
narrow,
coarctate†;
boil down;
constrict,
constringe†;
condense,
compress,
squeeze,
corrugate,
crimp,
crunch,
crush,
crumple up,
warp,
purse up,
pack,
squeeze,
stow;
pinch,
tighten,
strangle;
cramp;
dwarf,
bedwarf†;
shorten
etc.
201;
circumscribe
etc.
229;
restrain
etc.
751.
[reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ]
(subtraction)
38
abrade,
pare,
reduce,
attenuate,
rub down,
scrape,
file,
file down,
grind,
grind down,
chip,
shave,
shear,
wear down.
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Nederlands: comprimeren, samendrukken, persen
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