squeeze

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. press, compress; ex-press, extract; stuff, cram; exact, extort, blackmail. See extraction, contraction.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Pressure]

Syn. influence, restraint, force; see pressure 1 , 2 .

2. [An embrace]

Syn. hug, clasp, handshake; see hug .

• put the squeeze on*,

Syn. compel, urge, extort, use force with, use pressure with, use compulsion with; see also force 1 , influence .

v.

1. [To exert pressure]

Syn. clasp, pinch, clutch, compress; see hug , press 1 .

2. [To extract with pressure]

Syn. juice, milk, press; see remove 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

embrace, hug, clasp, *clinch, grip, compression.

II

v.

1. press compress, squash, squish, crush, contract, tighten, constrict, wring.

2. hug embrace, *bear hug, enfold, take in one's arms, clasp, *clinch.

3. cram crowd, jam, pack, wedge, ram.

4. extort extract, wrest, blackmail.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To subject to compression: compact1, compress, constrict, constringe. See TIGHTEN. 2. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, embrace, enfold, hold, hug, press. Slang: clinch. Archaic: bosom, clip2, embosom. See TOUCH. 3. To extract from by applying pressure: crush, express, press. See TIGHTEN. 4. To obtain by coercion or intimidation: exact, extort, wrench, wrest, wring. Slang: shake down. See GET. II noun 1. A compressing of something: compression, constriction. See TIGHTEN. 2. The act of embracing: clasp, embrace, hug. Slang: clinch. See TOUCH.