(n)credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeezea state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
(n)power play, squeeze play, squeezean aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power“she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away”
(v)coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, forceto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means“She forced him to take a job in the city”, “He squeezed her for information”
(v)extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringobtain by coercion or intimidation“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”, “They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him”
(v)embrace, hug, bosom, squeezehold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”, “They embraced”, “He hugged her close to him”