squeeze

n 1: the act of squeezing; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

2: a twisting squeeze: "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: {wring}]

3: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the

concentration or manipulation of power [syn: {power play},

{squeeze play}]

v 1: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or

condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

[syn: {squash}, {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}]

2: press firmly; "He squeezed my hand"

3: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself

into the corner" [syn: {wedge}, {force}]

4: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust

the letter into his hand" [syn: {thrust}, {stuff}, {shove}]

5: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her

behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {vellicate},

{twinge}, {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]

6: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They

embraced" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {bosom}]

7: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips" [syn: {compress},

{constrict}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]