squeeze Význam & definícia

Význam squeeze v slovenčine

• 0 to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it:

  • Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.

  • As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.

  • Once he had finished cleaning the floor, he squeezed the cloth out.

  • He reloaded the gun, took aim, and then squeezed (= pulled back) the trigger.

  • figurative The studio is using all sorts of marketing tricks to squeeze as much profit from the movie as they can.

  • She squeezed him tight and kissed him on both cheeks.

  • "Oh, Andrew," she said, as she squeezed him in her tight embrace.

• 1 to get in, through, under, etc. with difficulty:

  • She squeezed through the crowd and found a seat at the front.

  • They managed to squeeze under the fence and get into the festival without paying.

• 2 If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems:

  • Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.

• 3 the act of pressing something firmly:

  • She gave the present a quick squeeze and tried to guess what was inside.

  • Garnish the fish with some fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon.

  • She hugged him in a gentle squeeze.

  • He gave his daughter one last squeeze and jumped onto the train.

• 4 a reduction or limit:

  • The squeeze on profits in the oil industry has led to thousands of redundancies.

  • The squeeze on local spending means that many services will have to be cut.

  • The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.

• 5 a situation in which people or things are pushed or forced into a small space:

  • I can give you a lift, but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well.

• 6 someone's girlfriend or boyfriend:

  • She turned up arm in arm with her latest squeeze.

  • She was never his squeeze, only his business partner.

• 7 to press something firmly, or to force something out, esp. a liquid, by pressing:

  • Bake for 15 minutes, then squeeze the cloves to get the softened garlic out.

  • I squeezed her shoulder (= pressed it affectionately with a hand).

• 8 to force someone or something into a small space or a short period of time:

  • [ I ] I’m just not able to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit.

  • [ T ] She’s asking me to squeeze a shopping trip into my day off.

  • [ M ] You can squeeze in six people at the table.

• 9 the act of pressing something firmly:

  • I gave his shoulder a squeeze.

  • fig. State parks will feel the squeeze from budget cuts (= the cuts will have a limiting effect).

• 10 the act of forcing someone or something into a small space, often by pushing or pressing:

  • It’ll be a tight squeeze with four other people in the car, but I’ll give you a lift.

• 11 to reduce the amount of money that a person, company, or government can spend or earn:

  • Higher energy and utility bills are squeezing disposable incomes.

  • squeeze profits/budgets/margins

  • squeeze taxpayers/consumers/borrowers Rising food prices continue to squeeze consumers ever harder.

• 12 to reduce the number of things that are produced or sold:

  • squeeze supplies/exports European exports have been squeezed by the cheap dollar and equally cheap Chinese yuan.

• 13 a large reduction in the amount of money that a person, company, or government can spend or earn:

  • a budget/spending/cash squeeze Hard choices have to be made during a budget squeeze.

  • an economic/financial/monetary squeeze

  • a squeeze on sth A squeeze on earnings is expected to be highlighted in official labour market figures this week.

  • put a/the squeeze on sb/sth Competition from discount operations is putting the squeeze on mid-market chains.

  • a squeeze in margins/markets/profits A squeeze in the global credit market has forced the company to scrap plans to sell its US drinks division.

  • feel/face a squeeze A series of reports last week suggests that financial institutions will feel the squeeze on their balance sheets well into next year.