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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed
     (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS.
     cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[=i]san, of uncertain origin. The s-
     was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.]
     1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to
        compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice,
        moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers;
        to squeeze the hand in friendship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to
        harass; to crush.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and
              squeezed toward the burden.           --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with
        out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Squeeze \Squeeze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS. cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san,
     cw[=i]san, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed
     through the influence of squash, v.t.]
     1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to
        compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice,
        moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers;
        to squeeze the hand in friendship.
  
     2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to
        harass; to crush.
  
              In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and
              squeezed toward the burden.           --L'Estrange.
  
     3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with
        out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
  
     Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squeezed
     vb.
     (infl of en squeeze  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  squeezed
     vb.
     (infl of en squeeze  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  squeezed
     vb.
     (infl of en squeeze  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  squeezed
     vb.
     (infl of en squeeze  ed-form)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  squeezed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en squeeze ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb squeeze)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  معصور

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/ 
  vymačkal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/ 
  lisovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/ 
  vymačkaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/ 
  vyždímaný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  ausgepresst, verdichtet
     Synonym: squeezed out
  
   see: squeeze, squeeze out, squeezing, squeezing out
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  gedrückt, gequetscht
   see: squeeze sth., pinch sth., squeezing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  hineingezwängt, hineingequetscht, hineingepresst
        "squeezed / shoehorned between to larger houses"  - eingezwängt zwischen zwei größere Häuser
        "The tourists squeezed / shoehorned themselves into the tiny room."  - Die Touristen zwängten sich in den winzigen Raum.
     Synonym: shoehorned
  
   see: squeeze, shoehorn sb./sth. into / between sth., squeezing, shoehorning
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  gepresst
   see: squeeze, squeezing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  gequetscht, abgequetscht
   see: squeeze, squeezing, squeezes, squeezed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  quetschte
   see: squeeze, squeezing, squeezed, squeezes
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  squeezed /skwˈiːzd/
  stiješnjen, stisnutu

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈskwizd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "squeezed":
     badly off, clamped, compressed, concentrated, condensed,
     consolidated, constricted, contracted, cramped, distressed,
     down to bedrock, embarrassed, feeling the pinch, hard up, ill off,
     impecunious, in Queer Street, in narrow circumstances,
     in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, knitted,
     land-poor, narrow, nipped, on the edge, out of pocket, pinched,
     pinched-in, poor, poorly off, puckered, pursed, reduced, short,
     short of cash, short of funds, short of money, solidified,
     straitened, strangled, strangulated, strapped, unmoneyed,
     unprosperous, wasp-waisted, wrinkled
  
  

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