noun

• the act of gripping and pressing firmly
  "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
• a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
• a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
  "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
• (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
  "she was his main squeeze"

verb

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
  "crush an aluminum can"
• press firmly
  "He squeezed my hand"
• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
  "I squeezed myself into the corner"
• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
  "She forced him to take a job in the city"