'Squeezed' definitions:
Definition of 'Squeezed'
From: GCIDE
- Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS. cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[imac]san, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.]
- 1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. [1913 Webster]
- In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'squeezed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- badly off,
- clamped,
- compressed,
- concentrated,
- condensed,
- consolidated,
- constricted,
- contracted,
- cramped,
- distressed,
- down to bedrock,
- embarrassed,
- feeling the pinch,
- hard up,
- ill off,
- impecunious,
- in narrow circumstances,
- in Queer Street,
- in reduced circumstances,
- in straitened circumstances,
- knitted,
- land-poor,
- narrow,
- nipped,
- on the edge,
- out of pocket,
- pinched,
- pinched-in,
- poor,
- poorly off,
- puckered,
- pursed,
- reduced,
- short,
- short of cash,
- short of funds,
- short of money,
- solidified,
- straitened,
- strangled,
- strangulated,
- strapped,
- unmoneyed,
- unprosperous,
- wasp-waisted,
- wrinkled