To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship.
Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush.
To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; - often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.
The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.
The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion; as, to put the squeeze on someone.
A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
A sudden grasp or seizure.
An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; - specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
