squeeze

Definitions

General English

• noun the act of pressing or crushing
• verb to press on something or to press or crush something like a fruit or a tube to get something out of it
• verb to force something, or to force your own body, into a small space

Accounting

• noun government control carried out by reducing the availability of something

Aviation

• verb to press hard from opposite directions

Banking

• verb to crush or to press; to make smaller

Economics

• noun a means of government control carried out by reducing amounts of money available
• verb to reduce something adversely

Slang

• noun a girlfriend or boyfriend, a sweetheart. The word is inspired by the squeeze of an embrace and is often heard in the form main squeeze (which has the added meaning of ‘most important person’).
• noun money, cash. The word often has overtones of hard-earned or reluctantly paid money.

Nearby terms

• spread
• spring
• spur
• square
• squat
• squeeze
• stable
• stack
• stage
• stage manager
• stall

Table of Contents

10 definitions in 6 contexts
• General English
• Accounting
• Aviation
• Banking
• Economics
• Slang