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Results for: "squeeze"

Translating from English to Portuguese Portugal

Translations:

squeeze — to press from both sides
→ espremer
→ apertar
squeeze — to fit into a tight place
→ espremer

More translations:

squeeze
→ espremer
squeeze
→ comprimir(-se)
squeeze
→ apertão
squeeze
→ aperto
squeeze
→ umas gotas
squeeze
→ restrição

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (8)

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly;
- Example: "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
[syn: squeeze, squeezing]

2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high;
[syn: credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze]

3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer;
- Example: "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend;
- Example: "she was his main squeeze"

5. a twisting squeeze;
- Example: "gave the wet cloth a wring"
[syn: squeeze, wring]

6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power;
- Example: "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
[syn: power play, squeeze play, squeeze]

7. a tight or amorous embrace;
- Example: "come here and give me a big hug"
[syn: hug, clinch, squeeze]

8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space;
- Example: "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"


VERB (9)

1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;
- Example: "crush an aluminum can"
- Example: "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze]

2. press firmly;
- Example: "He squeezed my hand"

3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;
- Example: "I squeezed myself into the corner"
[syn: wedge, squeeze, force]

4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";
- Example: "He squeezed her for information"
[syn: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force]

5. obtain by coercion or intimidation;
- Example: "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
- Example: "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
[syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring]

6. press or force;
- Example: "Stuff money into an envelope"
- Example: "She thrust the letter into his hand"
[syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze]

7. squeeze tightly between the fingers;
- Example: "He pinched her behind"
- Example: "She squeezed the bottle"
[syn: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch]

8. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness;
- Example: "Hug me, please"
- Example: "They embraced"
- Example: "He hugged her close to him"
[syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze]

9. squeeze or press together;
- Example: "she compressed her lips"
- Example: "the spasm contracted the muscle"
[syn: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press]