to squeeze up against
1squeeze up (against somebody) — ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb/sth) | ˌsqueeze sbˈup (against sb/sth) derived to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it • There ll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. • I sat squeezed up against the wall. Main entry:… …
2squeeze up (against something) — ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb/sth) | ˌsqueeze sbˈup (against sb/sth) derived to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it • There ll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. • I sat squeezed up against the wall. Main entry:… …
3squeeze somebody up (against somebody) — ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb/sth) | ˌsqueeze sbˈup (against sb/sth) derived to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it • There ll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. • I sat squeezed up against the wall. Main entry:… …
4squeeze somebody up (against something) — ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb/sth) | ˌsqueeze sbˈup (against sb/sth) derived to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it • There ll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. • I sat squeezed up against the wall. Main entry:… …
5squeeze — [skwēz] vt. squeezed, squeezing [intens. of ME queisen < OE cwysan, to squeeze, dash against, bruise, akin to Goth quistjan, to destroy < IE base * gweye , to overpower > Sans jināti, (he) conquers] 1. to press hard or closely; exert… …
6Squeeze out — is a term referring to the compulsory acquisition of the stakes of a small group of shareholders from a joint stock company by means of cash compensation. [ [http://stocks.rwe.onvista.de/encyclopedia.html?ID DEFINITION=895 LETTER START=S LANG=en… …
7Squeeze play (bridge) — A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a type of play late in the hand of contract bridge and other trick taking game in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. The discarded card …
8Squeeze mapping — In linear algebra, a squeeze mapping is a type of linear map that preserves Euclidean area of regions in the Cartesian plane, but is not a Euclidean motion.For a fixed positive real number r , the mapping :( x , y ) rarr; ( r x , y / r ) is the… …
9squeeze — Period when stocks or commodities ( commodity) futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. squeeze squeeze 1… …
10squeeze — [[t]skwi͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ squeezes, squeezing, squeezed 1) VERB If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. [V n] He squeezed her arm reassuringly... [V n adj] Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. N COUNT:… …
