squeezing
111expression — Synonyms and related words: Christophany, Parthian shot, Satanophany, accent, adage, address, adjectival phrase, affirmation, air, airing, allegation, ana, analects, angelophany, announcement, answer, antonym, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm,… …
112press — I n. instrument for crushing, shaping, squeezing 1) a cider; cookie (AE); hydraulic; wine press publishing house 2) a university; vanity press device for printing 3) a printing press 4) the presses roll 5) (misc.) to go to press 6) in press (our… …
113constriction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of constricting] Syn. narrowing, compression, reduction; see contraction 1 . 2. [That which constricts] Syn. choking, squeezing, binding; see stricture 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. narrowing, contraction,… …
114Contraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contraction contraction reduction diminution Sgm: N 1 decrease decrease &c. 36 of size Sgm: N 1 defalcation defalcation decrement Sgm: N 1 lessening …
115squeeze — squeeze1 [skwi:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(press)¦ 2¦(press out liquid)¦ 3¦(small space)¦ 4 squeeze your eyes shut 5¦(just succeed)¦ 6¦(limit money)¦ Phrasal verbs squeeze somebody/something<=>in squeeze something<=>out squeeze up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …
116crimp — crimp1 [ krımp ] verb transitive 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL to prevent something from increasing or developing: regulations that have crimped imports 2. ) to make small folds in something by pressing or squeezing it a ) to make shapes like small… …
117screw — screw1 [ skru ] noun count * 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal used for fastening one thing to another. It has a raised twisted part on it called a thread. You push and turn it with a screwdriver instead of hitting it with a hammer like a nail:… …
118squeeze — [[t]skwi͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ squeezes, squeezing, squeezed 1) VERB If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. [V n] He squeezed her arm reassuringly... [V n adj] Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. N COUNT:… …
119squeeze — || skwiËz n. act of squeezing; hug; handshake; amount extracted by squeezing; sweetheart (Slang) v. press on, compress; extract by pressure; hug; compact, cram; blackmail, extort …
120squeezed — adj. compressed; extracted by pressure squeeze || skwiËz n. act of squeezing; hug; handshake; amount extracted by squeezing; sweetheart (Slang) v. press on, compress; extract by pressure; hug; compact, cram; blackmail, extort …
