The act of pressing; compression. / (chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

plural of squeezing

present participle of squeeze in

(transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.

(baseball) The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score. / (figuratively) An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal.

(baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a safety squeeze, the runner sets off from third as soon as the pitch is made, allowing him or her to start running much earlier than on a safety squeeze.

(obsolete) A drunkard.

plural of squeeze-grape

plural of safety squeeze

(baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.