wad Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
An amorphous, compact mass.
- Our cat loves to play with a small wad of paper.
A substantial pile (normally of money).
- With a wad of cash like that, she should not have been walking round Manhattan
A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge.
(slang) A sandwich.
(vulgar, slang) An ejaculate of semen.
(mineralogy) Any black manganese oxide or hydroxide mineral rich rock in the oxidized zone of various ore deposits.
Derived terms
* (ejaculate) blow one's wad, shoot one's wad
See also
* (Wad)
Verb
( wadd)
To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
- She wadded up the scrap of paper and threw it in the trash.
(Ulster) To wager.
To insert or force a wad into.
- to wad a gun
To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.
- to wad a cloak
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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?
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* 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
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