SQUEEZE, v.t. 1. To press between two bodies; to press closely; as, to squeeze an orange the fingers or with an instrument; to squeeze the hand in friendship.2. To oppress with hardships, burdens and taxes; to harass; to crush.In a civil war, people must expect to be squeezed with the burden.3. To hug; to embrace closely.4. To force between close bodies; to compel or cause to pass; as, to squeeze water through felt.To squeeze out, to force out by pressure, as a liquid.SQUEEZE, v.i. 1. To press; to urge ones way; to pass by pressing; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.2. To crowd.To squeeze through, to pass through by pressing and urging forward.SQUEEZE, n. 1. Pressure; compression between bodies.2. A close hug or embrace.
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