Nouns

(n)squeeze, squeezingthe act of gripping and pressing firmly“he gave her cheek a playful squeeze”
(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)squeezea situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer“increased expenses put a squeeze on profits”
(n)squeeze(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend“she was his main squeeze”
(n)squeeze, wringa twisting squeeze“gave the wet cloth a wring”
(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”
(n)hug, clinch, squeezea tight or amorous embrace“come here and give me a big hug”
(n)squeezethe act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space“getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze”

Verbs

(v)squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeezeto compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition“crush an aluminum can”, “squeeze a lemon”
(v)squeezepress firmly“He squeezed my hand”
(v)wedge, squeeze, forcesqueeze like a wedge into a tight space“I squeezed myself into the corner”
(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)thrust, stuff, shove, squeezepress or force“Stuff money into an envelope”, “She thrust the letter into his hand”
(v)pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitchsqueeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”, “She squeezed the bottle”
(v)embrace, hug, bosom, squeezehold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness“Hug me, please”, “They embraced”, “He hugged her close to him”
(v)compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, presssqueeze or press together“she compressed her lips”, “the spasm contracted the muscle”