squeeze

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To press hard on or together; compress.
2. v. To press gently, as in affection: squeezed her hand.
3. v. To exert pressure on, as by way of extracting liquid: squeeze an orange.
4. v. To extract by or as if by applying pressure: squeeze juice from a lemon; squeezed a confession out of a suspect.
5. v. To extract by dishonest means; extort.
6. v. To pressure or intimidate (someone) to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
7. v. To obtain room for by pressure; cram: squeezed her books into the briefcase.
8. v. To manage to find time or space for.
9. v. Games To force (an opponent) to use a potentially winning card in a trick he or she cannot take in bridge.
10. v. Baseball To cause (a run or base runner) to score on a squeeze play.
11. v. To give way under pressure.
12. v. To exert pressure.
13. v. To force one's way: squeeze through a crowd; squeeze into a tight space.
14. n. The act or an instance of squeezing.
15. n. An amount squeezed out: a squeeze of lemon.
16. n. A handclasp or brief embrace.
17. n. A group crowded together; a crush.
18. n. Informal A squeeze play.
19. n. Financial pressure caused by shortages or narrowing economic margins.
20. n. Pressure or intimidation to comply with a demand, as to make an extortion payment.
21. n. Games A forced discard of a potentially winning card in bridge.
22. n. Slang One's primary romantic partner or sweetheart.
23. squeeze off To fire (a round of bullets) by squeezing the trigger.
24. through To manage narrowly to pass, win, or survive.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To press forcibly; subject to strong pressure; exert pressure upon: as, to squeeze a sponge; hence, to bruise or crush by the application of pressure: as, to squeeze one's fingers in a vise; apply force or pressure to for the purpose of extracting something: as, to squeeze a lemon.
2. To press in sympathy or affection, or as a silent indication of interest or emotion: as, to squeeze one's hand.
3. To produce or procure by the application of pressure; express; extract: usually with out: as, to squeeze consent from an official.
4. To thrust forcibly; force: with into, or other similar adjunct: as, to squeeze a gown into a box.
5. To harass or oppress by exactions or the like.
6. To obtain a facsimile impression of on paper, by means of water and rubbing or beating. See squeeze, n., 3.
7. To press; press, push, or force one's way through or into some tight, narrow, or crowded place; pass by pressing or pushing.
8. To pass (through a body) under the application of pressure.
9. n. Pressure, or an application of pressure; a hug or embrace; a friendly, sympathetic, or loving grasp: as, a squeeze of the hand.
10. n. Crush; crowding.
11. n. A cast or an impression, as of an inscription or a coin, produced by forcing some plastic material into the hollows or depressions of the surface; especially, such a facsimile or impression made by applying sheets of wet unsized paper to the object to be copied, and thoroughly passing over the sheets with light blows of a stiff brush, so as to force the paper into every inequality. The paper, upon drying, hardens, yielding a perfect and durable negative, or reversed copy, of the original. This method is employed by archæologists for securing faithful transcripts of ancient inscriptions.
12. To compel to repurchase at disadvantage stock that has been sold short.

Wiktionary

1. v. transitive To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
2. v. transitive To fit into a tight place
3. v. transitive To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty
4. v. transitive To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices
5. v. transitive, baseball To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting
6. n. A difficult position
7. n. A traversal of a narrow passage
8. n. A hug or other affectionate grasp
9. n. slang A romantic partner
10. n. baseball The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third
11. n. epigraphy An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
12. n. card games A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.
2. v. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush.
3. v. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc..
4. v. To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc..
5. n. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
6. n. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.
7. n. (Mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
8. n. colloq. Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
2. n. a tight or amorous embrace
3. v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
4. n. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
5. v. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
6. v. obtain by coercion or intimidation
7. n. a twisting squeeze
8. v. squeeze or press together
9. v. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
10. n. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
11. n. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
12. v. press or force
13. n. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
14. v. press firmly
15. v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
16. n. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
17. v. squeeze tightly between the fingers