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    squeeze
    [skwēz]
    verb
    squeezed (past tense) · squeezed (past participle)
    1. firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:
      "Kate squeezed his hand affectionately" · "I cocked the gun and squeezed the trigger" · "he squeezed with all his strength"
      • extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by compressing or twisting it firmly:
        "the outer stalk remains once the juice has been squeezed from sugar cane" · "freshly squeezed orange juice"
    2. manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space:
      "Sarah squeezed in beside her" · "he found a hole in the hedge and squeezed his way through"
      • manage to force into or through a narrow or restricted space:
        "she squeezed herself into her tightest pair of jeans"
    3. obtain (something) from someone with difficulty:
      "you were evidently attempting to squeeze as much money out of him as you could"
      • informal
        pressure (someone) in order to obtain something from them:
        "she used the opportunity to squeeze him for information"
      • (especially in a financial or commercial context) have a damaging or restricting effect on:
        "the economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments"
      • bridge
        force (an opponent) to discard a guarding or potentially winning card.
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from earlier squise, from obsolete queise, of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:
    2. manage to get into or through a narrow or restricted space:
    3. obtain (something) from someone with difficulty:
      tear from
      bleed someone of something
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