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.

To oppress with hardships, burdens and taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be squeezed with the burden.

To hug; to embrace closely.

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.

To press; to urge ones way; to pass by pressing; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.

To crowd. To squeeze through, to pass through by pressing and urging forward.

Pressure; compression between bodies.

Aclose hug or embrace.