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squeeze

verb
C1+
1
C1+
to press something, especially with your fingers
فشردن, چلاندن, فشار دادن
2
C1+
to get liquid out of something by pressing or twisting it hard
چلاندن, چلانیدن
to squeeze the juice from a lemon
(figurative)She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.
Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over each fish.
He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.
freshly squeezed orange juice
Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry.
3
C1+
to force somebody/something/yourself into or through a small space
چپاندن, چپیدن, خلاندن
We managed to squeeze six people into the car.
It's a pretty town, squeezed between the mountains and the ocean.
(figurative)We managed to squeeze a lot into a week .
His legs were squeezed together.
to squeeze into a tight dress
Can we squeeze into that parking space?
to squeeze through a gap in the hedge
They were able to squeeze through a gap in the fence.
If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.
4
to get something by putting pressure on somebody, threatening them, etc.
تحت فشار گذاشتن, فشار آوردن, باج گرفتن, اخاذی کردن
He's squeezing me for £500.
5
to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that somebody/something has or can use
محدود کردن, سخت گرفتن
High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.
noun
1
an act of pressing something, usually with your hands
فشار دادن, فشردن, چلانش
2
a small amount of liquid that is produced by pressing something
عصاره
a squeeze of lemon juice
3
a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or limited space
فشردگی, تنگنا, کمبود جا, تراکم
It was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case.
Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.
We can get six in the car at a squeeze.
4
a reduction in the amount of money, jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this
فشار, تنگنا, محدودیت
We're really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.
a squeeze on profits
a credit squeeze
5
a boyfriend or girlfriend
دوست‌پسر, دوست‌دختر, یار, معشوق, دلدار, دلبر
Who's his main squeeze?