squeeze

Etymology
From earlier, (whence also dialectal English  and ), first attested around 1600, further origin ; probably an alteration of  (which is attested since 1550), from , from , , itself also of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬). Or, a of obsolete  (whence also  and ) with quease. Compare also 🇨🇬 from 🇨🇬.

The slang expression "to put the squeeze on (someone or something)", meaning "to exert influence", is from 1711. The baseball term "squeeze play" is first recorded 1905. "Main squeeze" ("most important person") is attested from 1896, the specific meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested in 1970s.

The nonstandard strong forms and, attested dialectally since at least the mid-19th century, are by analogy with.

Verb

 * 1)  To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
 * 2)  To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
 * 3)  To fit into a tight place.
 * 4)  To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
 * 5)  To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
 * 6)  To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
 * 7)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
 * 1)  To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
 * 2)  To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
 * 3)  To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
 * 4)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
 * 1)  To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
 * 2)  To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
 * 3)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
 * 1)  To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
 * 2)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
 * 1)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
 * 1)  To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:compress

Translations

 * Acehnese: prah
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: stringu
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Basque: estutu
 * Belarusian: сціска́ць, сці́снуць, ці́снуць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:, , ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech: zmáčknout
 * Dalmatian: strengar
 * Danish: trykke, klemme, presse, knuge
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto: elpremi
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * Friulian: sfracajâ, strenzi, striçâ, strucâ
 * Galician:, , retrincar
 * Georgian: დაჩაგვრა, ჩაგვრა
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: πιέζω, θλίβω
 * Guaraní: jopy
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingrian: loukata
 * Interlingua: premer, pressar, exprimer
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Japanese:,  ,  ,  ,
 * Kazakh: езу
 * Khmer: ,
 * Korean:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latin: comprimō, constringō
 * Lithuanian: spausti, suspausti
 * Macedonian: тиска, стиска, стисне
 * Malagasy: ,
 * Manx: faast
 * Maori: rami, whakawhetē
 * Mon:
 * Mongolian:
 * Navajo: ałchʼįʼjiinih
 * Norwegian:, , , kveste,
 * Occitan:, esprémer
 * Old Church Slavonic: гнести
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Rapa Nui: gatu
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch: smatgar, smaccar, schmatgear, smatger, schmacher, schmachar
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Sardinian: tilpiare, tirpiare, tripiare, tropiare, trupiare, atipriare, ispremiare
 * Scots: pran
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сти́скати, сти̏снути
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: stisnúť
 * Slovene: stiskati, stisniti
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: tłocyś
 * Upper Sorbian: tłóčić
 * Spanish: ,
 * Sundanese: rames
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tamil:
 * Tausug: puga
 * Tetum: buti
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: klup-
 * Turkish: ,
 * Tày: bọp
 * Ukrainian: стиска́ти, сти́скувати, сти́снути, ти́снути
 * Vietnamese:, ,
 * Welsh:
 * Zazaki: pıloğnen, taden
 * Zealandic: niepe
 * ǃXóõ: tʻkxʻām


 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: vmáčknout se
 * Danish: presse, mase, klemme
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Japanese: 押し込める
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: skvise
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: spremersi
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: kotē
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Danish: presse, klemme
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 板挟みにあう
 * Swedish: ,


 * Armenian: ճզմրտուք
 * Japanese: スクイズする


 * Akan:
 * Dutch:
 * Dyirbal: ,
 * Ga:
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) An instance of squeezing.
 * 2) A close or tight fit.
 * 3)  A difficult position.
 * 4) A hug or other affectionate grasp.
 * 5)  A romantic partner.
 * 6)  An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
 * 7)  The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
 * 8)  A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
 * 9)  A traversal of a narrow passage.
 * 10) A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
 * 11)  The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
 * 12)  The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.
 * 13)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
 * 1)  An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
 * 2)  The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
 * 3)  A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
 * 4)  A traversal of a narrow passage.
 * 5) A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
 * 6)  The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
 * 7)  The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.
 * 8)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
 * 1) A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
 * 2)  The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
 * 3)  The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.
 * 4)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
 * 1)  The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
 * 2)  The situation experienced by a middleman when pressured from both sides, especially financially.
 * 3)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
 * 1)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
 * 1)  A bribe, fee, or extortionary price paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: klemme
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: 抱きしめ; ギュッとする
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Portuguese: ficante


 * Japanese:


 * Danish: trangt sted
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * German:
 * Japanese:


 * German:, , , ,
 * Spanish: