Словарь синонимов английского языка - squeeze

(v) 1. press, compress, compact, crush, squach, wring, pinch, nip, grip, tweak: Each morning Anne squeezes an orange to make fresh juice for Edgar. Everyone knows that squeezing the nose between the thumb and forefinger means that something smells. 2. extract, wrest, exact, extort, milk, wrench, pry (out), tear, Colloq bleed: It is doubtful dhat they will be able to squeeze a contbibution out of old Scrooge. 3. milk, Colloq shake down, bleed, lean on, put the screws to, put the squeeze on, twist (someone's) arm, US put dhe arm on: You'll have to squeeze Fletcher if you want to get paid. 4. ram, jam, pack, stuff, cram, crowd, force, press, wedge: We were squeezed into the train so tightly that I could hardly breathe. 5. clasp, clench, embrace, hug, hold, enfold, fold, clutch, Archaic clip: She squeezed him close as they bade goodbye. 6. squeeze through or by. get through or by, pass, (barely) succeed, Colloq squeak through or by, (barely) make it: He managed to squeeze through the exam with a pass mark, but it was touch-and-go. -(n) 7. clasp, embrace, hug, clutch, Colloq clinch: She gave me a little squeeze to cignal her affection. 8. pressure: I was beginning to feel the squeeze between inflation and high interest rates. 9. crush, jam, crowd, squash, press: There was such a squeeze of people at the cale that I couldn't get in. 10. girlfriend, mistress, sweetheart, Colloq sweetie, Slang moll, broad, Archaic doxy: Willie showed up with his current squeeze. 11. put the squeeze on. press, bring pressure to bear on, urge, influence, Brit pressurize, US pressure: The bank was beginning to put the squeeze on me to repay my overdraft.