Definizione monolingua

squeeze

squeeze (third-person singular simple present squeezes, present participle squeezing, simple past and past participle squeezed)

1. (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once

   I squeezed the ball between my hands.

   Please dont squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.

   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacobs Room Chapter 1

     ""Over there—by the rock,"" Steele muttered, with his brush between his teeth, squeezing out raw sienna, and keeping his eyes fixed on Betty Flanderss back.

2. (transitive) To fit into a tight place

   I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.

   • 2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, BBC:

     It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blakes through-ball to squeeze between them.

   • 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

     Could he not squeeze under the seat of a carriage? He had seen this method adopted by schoolboys, when the journey- money provided by thoughtful parents had been diverted to other and better ends.

3. (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty

   He squeezed some money out of his wallet.

4. (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices

   Im being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.

5. (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting

   Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.

squeeze (plural squeezes)

1. A difficult position

   Im in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.

2. A traversal of a narrow passage

   It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the cave.

3. A hug or other affectionate grasp

   a gentle squeeze on the arm

4. (slang) A romantic partner

   I want to be your main squeeze

5. (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third

   The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze.

6. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.

   The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.

7. (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.

Definizione dizionario squeeze

	spremere
	to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
	To apply pressure to something from two or more sides at once.

	stringere
	to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once

	serrare
	to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once

premere

	abbracciare
	Stringere qualcuno tra le proprie braccia.
	To squeeze someone in one's arms.

	schiacciarsi
	to push or press something into a small confined space

accelerare

aiutare

assistere

calca

caricare

compattare

compressione

comprimere

estorcere

insistere

opprimere

rompere

schiacciare

schiaccià

spappolare

spreme

spremitura

stretta

strigne

strizzare

Altri significati:

hug or other affectionate grasp

(transitive) To fit into a tight place

(transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty

A difficult position

(transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices

(baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third

(transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting

(epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once

To apply pressure to something, usually with the hands, to make a liquid come out; for example, milking a cow or squeezing a lemon

A traversal of a narrow passage

difficult position

to fit into a tight place

squeeze (money)

A hug or other affectionate grasp

to remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty

to put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices

(to) squeeze

(slang) A romantic partner

a traversal a narrow passage