Synonym: cram, crush, pinch, press. Similar words: freeze, breeze, queen, square, squad. Meaning: [skwiːz] n. 1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly 2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high 3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer 4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend 5. a twisting squeeze 6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power 7. a tight or amorous embrace 8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space. v. 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition 2. press firmly 3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space 4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" 5. obtain by coercion or intimidation 6. press or force 7. squeeze tightly between the fingers 8. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness 9. squeeze or press together.
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91. If you come this afternoon the doctor will try to squeeze you in.
92. They managed to squeeze under the fence and get into the festival without paying.
93. A squeeze of lemon takes the edge off the sweetness.
94. I'm very busy this week but I could squeeze you in at 2.30 on Tuesday.
95. The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.
96. Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the mineral.
97. The CBI also says the squeeze is slowing down inflation.
98. Squeeze a tennis ball regularly to improve your grip.
99. Sam gave her an avuncular squeeze.
100. I gave her hand a quick, cautious squeeze.
101. She reached out a hand, gave mine a squeeze.
102. I feel dizzy, shut my eyes, squeeze.
103. The juiciest orange feels the squeeze.
104. Others squeeze their bodies into gas tanks.
105. Squeeze garlic out of husk to use.
106. The police jeep and Boynes' vehicle were barely able to squeeze past.
107. You squeeze by several dozen other people who are standing in line to enter....
108. Squeeze the skin of each of the garlic cloves until they release the softened garlic into the sauce.
109. Competitive tender Always obtain three prices before short-listing a potential supplier and do not forget to squeeze them for discounts.
110. Being a mere 60 inches wide you can dart and squeeze into even the smallest of gaps.
111. Squeeze a little fresh orange juice over the fruit - you can almost taste the energy!
112. An important moment had arrived and he could feel the inconvenient squeeze of moral choice.
113. The squeeze on consumption prior to 1969 now led to trade unions adopting a more militant posture in wage negotiations.
114. This is no coincidence: accelerated accumulation, combined with labour shortage(sentencedict.com/squeeze.html), was the basic cause of the profits squeeze.
115. Certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs.
116. Kate Robinson and former Olympian Peter Breen, fourth last year, look to squeeze on to the podium.
117. Kino seemed to picture a kind of great Catholic pincers to squeeze out the Protestant intrusion.
118. When the little ones squeeze past me in the Superette I give their mops the chaste old tousle.
119. Trafalgar House's Sir Eric Parker says the tax squeeze on middle income earners could hit house prices.
120. Ad a little finely chopped onion, a few black olives, fruity olive oil and a squeeze of lemon.