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squeeze
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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.


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It does, however, assure that all of the Company's shareholders receive fair and equal treatment in the event of any proposed takeover of the Company and guards against partial tender offers, squeeze outs, open market accumulations, and other abusive tactics that are designed to gain control of Rocky without paying all shareholders a control premium.
The Stockholder Rights Plan was adopted by the Company on October 13, 1998 to assure that the Company's stockholders would receive fair and equal treatment in the event of a proposed takeover of the Company and to guard against partial tender offers, squeeze outs, open-market accumulations and other abusive tactics to gain control of the Company without paying all stockholders a control premium.
 
 
 
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