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"squeeze a lemon"verbto compress with violence, out of natural shape or conditiontype of:
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nounan aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
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"He squeezed her for information"verbto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
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nouna twisting squeeze
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nouna state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
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nouna tight or amorous embracetype of:
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"I squeezed myself into the corner"verbsqueeze like a wedge into a tight space
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verbsqueeze or press togethertype of:
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"he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"nounthe act of gripping and pressing firmly
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verbhold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondnesstype of:
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"They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"verbobtain by coercion or intimidation
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verbpress or force
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"She squeezed the bottle"verbsqueeze tightly between the fingerstype of:
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"increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"nouna situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
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"He squeezed my hand"verbpress firmlytype of:
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"she was his main squeeze"noun(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriendtype of:
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"getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"nounthe act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted spacetype of:
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