squeegee merchant

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smooth surfaces such as windows If J£ i§!] 7JC ®'I 2 (also 'squeegee mop) a tool for washing floors, that has a long handle with two thick pieces of soft material at the end, which may be squeezed together using a piece of machinery attached to the handle squeegee merchant noun (BrE, informal) a person who cleans the front windows of cars that have stopped in traffic and then asks the driver to pay them money, even if the driver did not want them to do it

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Squeeze On /skwiiz/ verb, noun

m verb

►                PRESS WITH FINGERS )]] ¥-$$$    1 to press sth firmly,

especially with your fingers $fJEE; II: [VN] to squeeze a tube of toothpaste 3f # 0 to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it)          o He squeezed her hand

and smiled at her. fifcllTlIittfeftyT-, 0 0 [V] Just

take hold of the tube and squeeze,       Ifrifclf To

►                GET LIQUID OUT |/f Mi if 2 ~ sth (out of/from sth) |

~ sth (out) to get liquid out of sth by pressing or twisting it hard ( jkf&tyj'p )    Hi, If ft: [VN] to

squeeze the juice from a lemon IB- Alf          ft $r ft A 0

He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out. ftfe SSTI^I, If X 7 A o o freshly squeezed orange juice MW iRt ft 0 (figurative) She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.

[also VN-ADJ]

►                INTO/THROUGH SMALL SPACE J® A / ,i| hi W 7 0 X fa)

3 ~ (sb/sth) into, through, etc. sth | ~ through, in, past, etc. to force sb/sth/yourself into or through a small space (       A ; M; 1A: [VN] We managed to

squeeze six people into the car. l\ ] A IP71:

7 A0 O (figurative) We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things). 3% IH IBIS f£ — 7 M M M 1$ % 7 c O [V] to squeeze into a tight dress/a parking space

TFitt -7ff 0 to squeeze through a gap in the hedge 0 If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past, jfc §1] #j M —■ B, Dc M «T    T „

►                THREATEN 4 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) (informal) to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc. [oj • WM ( afctelSl ) ; Hit ■••*£: He’s squeezing me for £500.

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►                LIMIT MONEY \UP\ 5 [VN] to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb/sth has or can use

ffl , fij M , % it (    # ) : High interest rates have

squeezed the industry hard.      f ^ 7 f£i2L 7 If ik 7 7 X 0

flTTri squeeze sb 'dry to get as much money, informa­tion, etc. out of sb as you can W M fP A ^

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.squeeze sb/sth<->'in to give time to sb/sth, although you are very busy ft 9f fa] !l A A (

-$■ ) : If you come this afternoon the doctor will try to squeeze you in. # ^ J§7 A A XX,      l«] in Ifo

#17 .squeeze sb/sth^'out (of sth) to prevent sb/sth from continuing to do sth or be in business $f ; IB ft ( 3Mf ik ^ ) : Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops.     .squeeze sth ‘out of/

‘from sb to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threat­ening them, etc. [o]          ) ; ilit-Aft: to

squeeze a confession from a suspect M it M It <JB13 .squeeze ‘up (against sb/sth) | .squeeze sb<->'up (against sb/sth) to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it ( ££ ) WM: There’ll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. AXI8f8l7-#r, i&A %tMT„ 0 I sat squeezed up against the wall.    I#

mnoun

►                PRESSING WITH FINGERS Ifl T ltX/fR 1 [C, usually sing.] an act of pressing sth, usually with your hands fl£; H: He gave my hand a little squeeze.

0                  Give the tube another squeeze. |E$fc1f ##F-'To

►                OF LIQUID $ [/ 2 [C] a small amount of liquid that is

produced by pressing sth      7M#Fft &X7: a

squeeze of lemon juice jftftfft—

►                IN SMALL SPACE XIA77!u]/I! 3 [sing.] a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or restricted space ; 3jg: It was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case.

7 o 0 Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.

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►                REDUCTION IN MONEY ^ftW> 4 [C, usually sing.] a reduc­tion in the amount of money, jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this (

) MA, HiJM; l£0§;         asqueezeon

profits f']     (ft M A 0 We’re really feeling the squeeze

since I lost my job. g /AIS -g 71 Jfj,  Ml I&i&M

f-AIS^o 0 a credit squeeze \t $ WM

►                BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND M/ * f] A 5 [sing.] (informal,

especially NAmE) a boyfriend or girlfriend f] |]H A; ZcHI A: Who’s his main squeeze?       AJitl?

IT7171 put the ‘squeeze on sb (to do sth) (informal) to put pressure on sb to act in a particular way; to make a situation difficult for sb ili&^A (          j ; {£^A&k

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'squeeze box noun (informal) an accordion or a

CONCERTINA ( 7\^ )

squelch /skweltj/ verb 1 [V, often +adv./prep.] to make a wet sucking sound ABB»fiP^

) : The mud squelched as I walked through it. IS

1                  0 Her wet shoes squelched at every step, MjffiTzk, ^DEWP—p0 OWe squelched across the muddy field, ficinih^lh^itfe^ii^rf

2                  [VN] (NAm£) to stop sth from growing, increasing or

developing $1] it; EE it1]; ;!$']; PS frj         squash : to

squelch a rumour/strike/fire $1] lhig g ; ^FE^X; gffiij A^^MM ► squelch noun [usually sing.]: He pulled his foot out of the mud with a squelch, jfelf'#—

It/ij WAo squelchy adj.: squelchy ground U±.

squib /skwib/ noun a small firework         ITiTOl see

damp adj.

squid /skwid/ noun [C, U] (pi. squid or squids) a sea crea­ture that has a long soft body and ten short arms around its mouth, and that is sometimes used for food MA — picture o' octopus

squidgy /'skwid3i/ adj. (informal, especially Br£) soft and wet, and easily squashed Mft|a$fJEEl$

squiffy /'skwifi/ adj. (BrE, informal) slightly drunk

squiggle /‘skwigl/ noun a line, for example in sb’s handwriting, that is drawn or written in a careless way with twists and curls in it FAfjsSclilW )

if       Are these dots and squiggles supposed

to be your signature?      R%?

► squiggly /'skwigli/ adj.