23. squeeze pressure or intimidation brought to bear to extort money or advantages, force compliance, etc.: racketeers putting the squeeze on small businesses.
24. squeeze money or a favor obtained in such a way.
Etymology: (1590–1600; perh. var. of obs. squize (OE cw&ymacr;san) to squeeze, with initial s by false division of words in sandhi)
Definition of 'Squeeze'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)squeeze, squeezing the act of gripping and pressing firmly "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
2. (noun)credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interestrates are high
3. (noun)squeeze a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
4. (noun)squeeze (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend "she was his main squeeze"
5. (noun)squeeze, wring a twisting squeeze "gave the wet cloth a wring"
6. (noun)power play, squeeze play, squeeze an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
7. (noun)hug, clinch, squeeze a tight or amorous embrace "come here and give me a big hug"
8. (verb)squeeze the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
9. (verb)squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
10. (verb)squeeze press firmly "He squeezed my hand"
11. (verb)wedge, squeeze, force squeeze like a wedge into a tight space "I squeezed myself into the corner"
12. (verb)coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force 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"
13. (verb)extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring 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"
14. (verb)thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze press or force "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
15. (verb)pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch squeeze tightly between the fingers "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
16. (verb)embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
17. (verb)compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press squeeze or press together "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
1. (verb)squeeze to press between two things She held my hand and squeezed it.; She squeezed and got a little juice from the lemon.
2. squeeze to cause sth to comes out by pressing He squeezed some toothpaste out.
3. squeeze to push or be pushed into a small space He squeezed between two friends on the bench.
4. squeeze to make things financially difficult an economy that is squeezing the middle class
5. (noun)squeeze an act of pressing sth between two things He gave her hand a squeeze.
6. squeeze liquid that comes out when you squeeze sth a squeeze of orange juice
Definition of 'Squeeze'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Squeeze the act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure
2. (noun)Squeeze a facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone
3. (verb)Squeeze 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
4. (verb)Squeeze fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush
5. (verb)Squeeze to force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt
6. (verb)Squeeze to press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd
Definitions of Squeeze 
Afrikaans: druk
Arabic: يَعْصُر
Bulgarian: стискам
Brazilian: espremer
Czech: mačkat
German: drücken
Danish: trykke; presse
Greek: ζουλώ, στύβω, σφίγγω
Estonian: pigistama
Farsi: به هم فشردن
Finnish: puristaa
French: presser
Hebrew: לִלחוֹץ
Hindi: दबाना, भींचना, चांपना
Croatian: stisnuti, gnječiti
Hungarian: összenyom
Indonesian: meremas
Icelandic: kreista
Italian: stringere; spremere
Japanese: 握る
Korean: 꽉잡다, 압착하다
Lithuanian: suspausti
Latvian: []spiest; paspiest
Malay: ramas
Dutch: knijpen
Norwegian: klemme, trykke
Polish: ściskać
Portuguese: espremer
Romanian: a presa, a comprima
Russian: сжимать; сдавливать
Slovak: stlačiť
Slovenian: stisniti
Serbian: stegnuti
Swedish: krama
Thai: บีบ
Turkish: ezmek
Taiwanese: 壓榨，緊(握)
Ukrainian: давити, стискувати
Urdu: ہاتھوں سے دبانا
Vietnamese: ép, vắt, nén
Chinese: 压榨，紧（握）
