SQUEEZE Synonyms
There are 37 hypernyms of the word squeeze. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SQUEEZE
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compress | verbv | |||||||
noun • a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) verb • make more compact by or as if by pressing • squeeze or press together | ||||||||
hug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight or amorous embrace verb • hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness • fit closely or tightly | ||||||||
wring | verbv | |||||||
noun • a twisting squeeze verb • twist and press out of shape • twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish • obtain by coercion or intimidation • twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid | ||||||||
constrict | verbv | |||||||
verb • squeeze or press together • become tight or as if tight | ||||||||
crush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated • a dense crowd of people • temporary love of an adolescent • the act of crushing verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • break into small pieces • humiliate or depress completely • crush or bruise • make ineffective • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | ||||||||
embrace | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) • the state of taking in or encircling • a close affectionate and protective acceptance verb • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory • hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||||||||
mash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing • mixture of ground animal feeds verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | ||||||||
pinch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a painful or straitened circumstance • an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed • a slight but appreciable amount • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action • a small sharp bite or snip • a squeeze with the fingers • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • squeeze tightly between the fingers • make ridges into by pinching together • make off with belongings of others • cut the top off • irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | ||||||||
press | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of demanding notice or attention • the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines • a machine used for printing • a dense crowd of people • a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes • clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use • any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure verb • exert pressure or force to or upon • force or impel in an indicated direction • to be oppressive or burdensome • place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure • squeeze or press together • crowd closely • create by pressing • be urgent • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • press from a plastic • make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby • press and smooth with a heated iron • lift weights • ask for or request earnestly | ||||||||
squash | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits • edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable • a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | ||||||||
clasp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together • the act of grasping verb • hold firmly and tightly • fasten with or as if with a brooch • fasten with a buckle or buckles • grasp firmly | ||||||||
clutch | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of grasping • a tense critical situation • a number of birds hatched at the same time • a collection of things or persons to be handled together • a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand • a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism • a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism verb • take hold of; grab • hold firmly, usually with one's hands • affect | ||||||||
confine | verbv | |||||||
verb • place limits on (extent or amount or access) • prevent from leaving or from being removed • close in • deprive of freedom; take into confinement • to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | ||||||||
flatten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make flat or flatter • become flat or flatter • lower the pitch of (musical notes) | ||||||||
grasp | verbv | |||||||
noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • the limit of capability • an intellectual hold or understanding • the act of grasping verb • hold firmly • get the meaning of something | ||||||||
grip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of grasping • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made • an intellectual hold or understanding • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place verb • hold fast or firmly • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | ||||||||
tighten | verbv | |||||||
verb • make tight or tighter • become tight or tighter • severely restrict in scope or extent • narrow or limit | ||||||||
smush | verbv | |||||||
noun • A beaten or pulverized mass. • An act of crushing or squeezing. verb • To mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress • To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations. | ||||||||
force | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a powerful effect or influence • (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity • physical energy or intensity • group of people willing to obey orders • a unit that is part of some military service • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a group of people having the power of effective action • (of a law) having legal validity • a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base verb • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means • urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate • move with force • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • do forcibly; exert force • take by force | ||||||||
clinch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily • a small slip noose made with seizing • the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet • a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together • a tight or amorous embrace verb • secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts • hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches • hold in a tight grasp • embrace amorously • flatten the ends (of nails and rivets) • settle conclusively | ||||||||