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squeeze 1. Chiefly Brit a condition of restricted credit imposed by a government to counteract price inflation 2. Commerce any action taken by a trader or traders on a market that forces buyers to make purchases and prices to rise 3. Bridge whist a manoeuvre that forces opponents to discard potentially winning cards squeeze [skwēz] (engineering) To inject a grout into a borehole under high pressure. The plastic movement of a soft rock in the walls of a borehole or mine working that reduced the diameter of the opening. (mining engineering) The settling, without breaking, of the roof over a considerable area of working. Also known as creep; nip; pinch. The gradual upheaval of the floor of a mine due to the weight of the overlying strata. The sections in coal seams that have become constricted by the squeezing in of the overlying or underlying rock. (physics) Increasing external pressure upon the ears and sinuses in diving. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| speculated that a liquidity crisis could force Vitesse to put itself on the block or sell itself to a competitor. Despite the liquidity crisis that had roiled the world and local. A workers' comp reinsurance pool that unraveled, a swindle that caused a small group of insurers to fail, and a liquidity crisis at a well-established life insurer made the list of top insurance stories, not only because of the impact on the industry last year, but because the ripples could lead to heightened regulatory oversight. |
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