squeeze in WordNet English dictionary

1. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
   "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
   embrace  hug  bosom  squeeze 
   
2. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
   "He squeezed her for information"
   coerce  hale  squeeze  pressure  force 
   
3. squeeze or press together
   "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
   compress  constrict  squeeze  compact  contract  press 
   
4. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
   "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
   squash  crush  squelch  mash  squeeze 
   
5. obtain by coercion or intimidation
   "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
   extort  squeeze  rack  gouge  wring 
   
6. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   "I squeezed myself into the corner"
   wedge  squeeze  force 
   
7. squeeze tightly between the fingers
   "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
   pinch  squeeze  twinge  tweet  nip  twitch 
   
8. press or force
   "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
   thrust  stuff  shove  squeeze 
   
9. press firmly
   "He squeezed my hand"
   squeeze 
   

1. a tight or amorous embrace
   "come here and give me a big hug"
   hug  clinch  squeeze 
   
2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
   credit crunch  liquidity crisis  squeeze 
   
3. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
   "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
   power play  squeeze play  squeeze 
   
4. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
   "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
   squeeze  squeezing 
   
5. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
   "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
   squeeze 
   
6. a twisting squeeze
   "gave the wet cloth a wring"
   squeeze  wring 
   
7. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
   "she was his main squeeze"
   squeeze 
   
8. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
   "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
   squeeze