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Squeezing

Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS. cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[=i]san, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.]

  1. 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.

  2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush.

    In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden.
    --L'Estrange.

  3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.

    Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.

Squeezing

Squeezing \Squeez"ing\, n.

  1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.

  2. pl. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

  3. Same as Squeeze, n., 2.

Wiktionary
squeezing

n. 1 The act of pressing; compression. 2 (context chiefly in the plural English) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs. vb. (present participle of squeeze English)

WordNet
squeezing

n. the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" [syn: squeeze]

Usage examples of "squeezing".

Suddenly the young otter was crushing and pushing, lashing out as he climbed over heads, squeezing and scraping past other creatures, bashing out with all paws and his rud derlike tail as he battled towards Brome at the blocked exit.

Miss Mandeville, I came to England bent on revenge, and on squeezing as much as possible out of the wicked Duke of St.

Lo Manto, her face red as a clay court, her hands squeezing the steering wheel.

But the cop, Morraine had killed him, squeezing an unseen fist around his brain until it killed the poor guy, blood flowing from his eyes, his nose, mouth and ears.

At the far end, barely squeezing himself into his pentacle, was Hodge, all prickles, odors, and bad personality.

The air was full of the hiss and suck of oxygen, the peristaltic pulse of IV units squeezing god knows what into her veins, the hum of a dozen machines.

Sayjak grapple his foes, squeezing hard, rising to his full height and shaking her with all the force of muscles trained not by repetitious lifting of weights but by climbing trees, swimming in deep lakes, and wrestling with a dog made of iron, steel, and old carpet.

Squeezing her eyes shut against a future-past that only her orphaned symbiont could see, Jadzia bowed her head over the tangle of their fingers, and light flashed scattershot across the surface of the pool.

In this machine the wool enters at the left-hand end, and is seized by a fork or rake and carried forward by it a short distance, then another rake seizes it and carries it further forward to another rake, and this to the last rake of the machine, which draws it out of the machine to a pair of squeezing rollers which press out the surplus liquor, and from these rollers the scoured wool passes to a travelling band for delivery from the machine.

Bakufu soldiers led by Abeh into the trap of the burning shishi house, screams everywhere, blood everywhere, guns firing, in panic squeezing down into the narrow tunnel after Takeda and Katsumata, the hole barely big enough, crawling after them, the sides encroaching, scraping her and becoming narrower.

She moaned now as he ran his hand down her curves, molding her, squeezing her, thrilling to the equal force with which she squeezed him back.

Immediately behind her stood a naked man, his arm across her chest, hand squeezing her neck.

It was as though her entire skull was a great sponge, filled with crimson blood, and Baron Tourment was squeezing it slowly dry.

Floyt took the insane chance of popping up and squeezing off unaimed shots, the Webley jumping in his hand.

The belfries seemed to be standing on tiptoe behind the houses -- like tall serving lads, who, unbeknown to their masters, have succeeded in squeezing themselves into the family group.