verb (used with object)
1. to press forcibly together; compress.
2. to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange.
3. to force out, extract, or procure by pressure: to squeeze juice from an orange.
4. to thrust forcibly; force by pressure; cram: to squeeze three suits into a small suitcase.
5. to fit into a small or crowded space or timespan: The doctor will try to squeeze you in between appointments.
6. to enclose (another person's hand, arm, etc.) in one's hand and apply pressure as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like: His father squeezed his hand and wished him luck.
7. to give (someone) a hug.
8. to threaten, intimidate, harass, or oppress (a person) in order to obtain a favor, money, or an advantageous attitude or action.
9. to cause financial hardship to: manufacturers squeezed by high tariffs.
10. to obtain a facsimile impression of.
11. to cause to merge, as two or more lines of traffic into fewer lanes.
12. Baseball .
a. to enable (a runner on third base) to score on a squeeze play (often followed by in ): He squeezed him in with a perfect bunt.
b. to score (a run) in this way (often followed by in ): The Dodgers squeezed in a run in the eighth inning.
13. to force (an opponent) to play a potentially winning card on a trick he or she cannot win.
verb (used without object)
14. to exert a compressing force.
15. to force a way through some narrow or crowded place (usually followed by through, in, out, etc.).
16. to merge or come together.
definition from Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/squeeze
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