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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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A BULL was striving with all his might to squeeze himself through a narrow passage which led to his stall. If your present plans point that way, I am ready to squeeze Mr. It had to break a couple of big banking companies and squeeze half a dozen big fellows, too, and it did it by stampeding the cottontails. |
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