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Squeeze vs Deposit - What's the difference?

squeeze | deposit |

In lang=en terms the difference between squeeze and deposit

is that squeeze is to put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices while deposit is to put money or funds into an account.

As verbs the difference between squeeze and deposit

is that squeeze is to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once while deposit is to lay down; to place; to put.

As nouns the difference between squeeze and deposit

is that squeeze is a difficult position while deposit is sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material sometimes refers to ore or gems.

squeeze

English

Verb

(squeez)
  • To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once
    • I squeezed the ball between my hands.
    Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • "Over there—by the rock," Steele muttered, with his brush between his teeth, squeezing out raw sienna, and keeping his eyes fixed on Betty Flanders's back.
  • (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place
    • I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
    Can you squeeze through that gap?
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2010 , date=December 29 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blake's through-ball to squeeze between them.}}
  • * 1908 ,
    • Could he not squeeze under the seat of a carriage? He had seen this method adopted by schoolboys, when the journey- money provided by thoughtful parents had been diverted to other and better ends.
  • To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty
    • He squeezed some money out of his wallet.
  • To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices
    • I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.
  • * 2013 May 23, , " British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
    • At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.
  • (figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
  • * L'Estrange
    • In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden.
  • (baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting
    • Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the verb "squeeze") * squeezable * squeezebox * squeeze in * squeeze out * squeezer * squeezy * unsqueeze

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A difficult position
    • I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time.
  • A traversal of a narrow passage
    • It was a tight squeeze , but I got through to the next section of the cave.
  • A hug or other affectionate grasp
    • a gentle squeeze on the arm
  • (slang) A romantic partner
    • I want to be your main squeeze
  • (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third
    • The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze .
  • (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
    • The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone.
  • (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
  • (archaic) A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China.

    • See also

    * squash * squeegee * squish * margin squeeze

    deposit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * deposite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  • That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
  • (banking) Money placed in an account.
  • Anything left behind on a surface.
    • a mineral deposit
    a deposit of seaweed on the shore
  • (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
    • They put a deposit on the apartment.
  • A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
  • A place of deposit; a depository.

    • Derived terms

    * security deposit * container-deposit * bottle deposit * can deposit

    Related terms

    * depositary * depository

    See also

    * refundable

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lay down; to place; to put.
    • A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
    The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • The fear is deposited in conscience.
  • To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
    • to deposit goods in a warehouse
  • To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
  • To put money or funds into an account.
  • To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
    • (Hammond)

    Antonyms

    * withdrawal

    Anagrams

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