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Finance: (1) tight money period, when loan money is scarce and interest rates are high, making borrowing difficult and expensive— also called a credit crunch; (2) any situation where increased costs cannot be passed on to customers in the form of higher prices.


Investments: situation when stocks or commodities futures start to move up in price, and investors who have sold short are forced to cover their Short Positions in order to avoid large losses. When done by many short sellers, this action is called a short squeeze.
See also selling short; short position.

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verb

1. To subject to compression: compact¹, compress, constrict, constringe. See tighten/loosen.
2. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press. Slang clinch. Archaic bosom, clip², embosom. See touch/not touch.
3. To extract from by applying pressure: crush, express, press. See tighten/loosen.
4. To obtain by coercion or intimidation: exact, extort, wrench, wrest, wring. Slang shake down. See get/lose.

noun

1. A compressing of something: compression, constriction. See tighten/loosen.
2. The act of embracing: clasp, embrace, hug. Slang clinch. See touch/not touch.

Idioms beginning with squeeze:
squeeze off
squeeze play
squeeze through

See also main squeeze; put the arm (squeeze) on; tight squeeze.

n

Definition: pressure, crushing
Antonyms: opening

v

Definition: exert pressure on sides, parts of something
Antonyms: expand, uncompress

v

Definition: try to get money out of
Antonyms: donate, give

1. In financial terms, a period of time when borrowing is difficult.

2. In general business terms, times when increasing costs cannot be passed onto consumers. The decrease in profits is said to be caused by a "squeeze" on profit margins.

Investopedia Says:
Be careful not to confuse this with the short squeeze, which is an upward movement in price of a stock caused by investors covering their short positions.

IN BRIEF: To press hard or force together.

When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out -- because that's what's inside. — Wayne Dyer

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sign description: Both hands come together in a squeezing motion.

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noun
noun, orig US

1: An impression of an object made for criminal purposes. (1882 —) .
G. D. H. & M. Cole Where did the dummy keys...come from?...If they were forgeries it would be simpler, for Sir Hiram might remember if anyone had handled his keys long enough to take a squeeze (1930).

2: to put the squeeze on To coerce or pressure (someone). (1941 —) .
S. Brill Spilotto's army of enforcers...put the squeeze on hard-pressed loan-shark victims (1978).

3: mainly US A close friend, esp. a girlfriend or lover. (1980 —) .
R. Ford I would love to grill him about his little seminary squeeze, but he would be indignant (1986).

[In sense 3, shortened from main squeeze noun 2.]

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For a list of words related to squeeze, see:

• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - squeeze: (vb) pressure so as to obtain or extort something
• Violent Actions - squeeze: apply pressure to

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - presse, knuge, klemme, tage aftryk af, sætte en klemme på
v. intr. - mase, flokkes
n. - pres, tryk, kram, knus, trængsel, aftryk, klemme, afpresning

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    sætte pres på
• squeeze in    klemme ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
(samen)drukken, uitpersen, toeknijpen, druk, omhelzing, beperking

Français (French)
v. tr. - presser, tordre, comprimer, serrer, resserrer, appuyer sur, percer, (fig) réussir à obtenir, faire tenir (qch), faire passer, tenir (dans), (Écon, Fin) resserrer
v. intr. - se glisser, s'introduire, se faufiler, s'empiler, s'entasser
n. - compression, pression (sur), étreinte, cohue, bousculade, un peu de, (Écon, Fin) resserrement, squeeze (au bridge)

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    faire pression sur
• squeeze by    presser par
• squeeze in    se glisser, faire passer (qn) entre deux rendez-vous (docteur)
• squeeze off    tirer en rafales (en appuyant sur la gâchette)
• squeeze through    se faufiler, se frayer un chemin, se glisser (entre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gedränge, Druck
v. - drücken, auspressen, zwängen, unter Druck setzen

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    Druck ausüben auf
• squeeze by    jmdm. finanzielle Schwierigkeiten machen
• squeeze in    reinquetschen, sich hineinzwängen
• squeeze off    etw. abschießen
• squeeze through    sich durchzwängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμπίεση, ξεζούμισμα, στύψιμο, συνωστισμός, στριμωξίδι, (οικονομική) στενότητα, δύσκολη θέση, άσκηση πίεσης, (καθομ.) οινοπνευματώδες ποτό
v. - συνθλίβω, ξεζουμίζω, ζουλάω/-ιέμαι, στρυμώχνω/-ομαι, στύβω/-ομαι

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    ασκώ ασφυκτική πίεση σε, στριμώχνω
• squeeze in    στρυμώχνω, βρίσκω χρόνο να κάνω κάτι, περνώ μετά κόπου

Italiano (Italian)
premere, strizzare, stringere

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    far pressione su
• squeeze in    accalcarsi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sumo (m), aperto (m)
v. - espremer

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    persuadir alguém a fazer algo
• squeeze in    conseguir algo com uma margem mínima, encaixar

Русский (Russian)
сжимать, выдавливать, вынуждать, вымогать, эксплуатировать, втискивать, втискиваться, сжатие, пожатие, теснота, тусовка, принуждение, вымогательство, выжатый сок, тяжелое положение, комиссионные

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    оказать нажим (на кого-л.)
• squeeze in    втискивать, втискиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - oprimir, apretar, exprimir, estrujar, ejercer presión, abrazar, sacar el jugo (a uno), obligar, estrechar
v. intr. - pasar, entrar, salir apretando o entre apreturas
n. - apretón, estrujón, apretujón, abrazo estrecho, compresión, apretadura, reunión concurrida, jugo exprimido, presión (para obligar a hacer algo)

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    apretarle las clavijas a alguien, coaccionar o presionar
• squeeze by    pasar dificultosamente
• squeeze in    meterse con dificultad, lograr encontrar el tiempo para hacer algo
• squeeze off    disparar un arma, tomar una fotografía
• squeeze through    pasar apretado o entre apreturas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kramning, tryckning, omfamning, tryck, press, hopklämning, hopknipning, urkramning, påtryckning
v. - krama, klämma, urpressa, trycka hårt, krama ur, krama ihop, klämma in, pressa ned, omfamna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
紧握, 榨取, 挤, 榨, 压, 压榨, 挤着行进, 勉强得到, 紧抱, 少量的榨汁

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    对...施加压力
• squeeze in    挤进去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 緊握, 榨取, 擠
v. intr. - 榨, 壓, 擠, 壓榨, 擠著行進, 勉強得到
n. - 榨, 緊抱, 緊握, 壓榨, 少量的榨汁

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    對...施加壓力
• squeeze in    擠進去

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 경제적으로 압박하다, 짓눌러 짜다, 짜내다
v. intr. - 압착되다, (군중 속을) 헤치고 나아가다, (밀치고) 다가서다
n. - 압착 하기, 곤경, 서로 밀치기

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    ~에 압력을 가하다, 강제하다
• squeeze in    (득점을) 스퀴즈로 올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 絞る, 圧搾する, 絞れる, しぼり取る, 押し込む, 割り込む, 締め付ける, 押しつぶす, 搾取する, 搾る, きつく握る
n. - 絞ること, 圧搾, ぎゅっと握ること, 抱き締めること, 押し合いへし合い, 少量のしぼり汁, 困難な状態, 引き締め

idioms:

• put the squeeze on    圧力をかける
• squeeze in    押し込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضغط, كبس, خنق (فعل) يعصر, يكبس, يضغط, استخرج, حشر, شد على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סחט, דחק, לחץ, דחס, צבט‬
v. intr. - ‮נסחט, נדחק‬
n. - ‮סחיטה, לחיצה, דוחק, צפיפות, מצוקה, מיסוי גבוה, חיבוק‬

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