SQUEEZE, verb transitive 1. To press between two bodies; to press closely; as, to squeeze an orange the fingers or with an instrument; to squeeze the hand in friendship. 2. To oppress with hardships, burdens and taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be squeezed with the burden. 3. To hug; to embrace closely. 4. To force between close bodies; to compel or cause to pass; as, to squeeze water through felt. To squeeze out, to force out by pressure, as a liquid. SQUEEZE, verb intransitive 1. To press; to urge ones way; to pass by pressing; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd. 2. To crowd. To squeeze through, to pass through by pressing and urging forward. SQUEEZE, noun 1. Pressure; compression between bodies. 2. A close hug or embrace.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI