Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of pressing; compression.
- n. That which is forced out by or as by pressure; hence, oppressive exaction.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of squeeze.
- n. The act of pressing; compression.
- n. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
- n. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
- n. Same as Squeeze, n., 2.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
Examples
“They're paid to play a particular role in squeezing the most out of the current economics.”
“It makes me mad knowing that Australian telcos are more interested in squeezing every drop out of their loyal customers than they are providing competitive quality services.”
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“Once our suspension comes to pass formally, we can expect that to trigger a whole lot of additional testicle squeezing from the international community.”
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“I begin squeezing the trigger slowly as soon as I get the sights on a small piece of the target, and follow through regardless of whether they are exactly on the spot or just hovering around it.”
“Nashville scored on its first shot when Legwand dug out the puck from behind the net and wrapped around the post in squeezing it past Ty Conklin at 4: 07.”
“Why waste time and energy in squeezing out the last few drops of oil in the world?”
“They may be employed in squeezing additional output out of old processes; or they may be employed in making new machines.”
“Mr Brasher said this was not a euphemism for squeezing suppliers and that savings would come from better-run warehouses.”
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“It is often described as a squeezing pain in the chest, shoulders, arms, neck, jaw or back and is sometimes described as feeling like indigestion.”
“This seemed like yet another example of a record label squeezing its artists, while insisting that it's always looking out for the artists 'best interests.”
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