squeeze

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1. 1.Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. L'Estrange.
2. 2.To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
3. 3.To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.
4. 4.The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
5. 5.A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. L'Estrange called?
• What is to force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt called?
• What is to press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd called?
• What is the act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure called?
• What is a facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone called?