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What is the noun for squeezing?

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squeeze
  1. A close or tight fit.
  2. (figuratively) A difficult position.
  3. A hug or other affectionate grasp.
  4. (slang) A romantic partner.
  5. (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
  6. (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
  7. (card game) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
  8. (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
  9. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
  10. (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
  11. (dated) A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “It was a tight squeeze in his truck, but none of us cared.”
      “A gentle squeeze of the bottle will allow its contents to exude from the top.”
      “It's also good with a squeeze of lemon or shavings of Parmesan tossed through at the end.”
squeezer
  1. Something that squeezes.
  2. A piece of foundry apparatus for shaping a ball of puddled iron.
  3. A playing card that has its value shown in a corner such that a closely arranged hand may be studied (originally designed for poker but now standard).
  4. Examples:
    1. “Return by paved way to fingerpost, squeezer, path by river then across field to first barn you come to, and right, path through riverside fields.”
      “We now have the mixing bowls, whisk, lemon squeezer, measuring spoons and bread bin.”
      “The lunar-like landscape of Mt. Batok to the left has symmetrical furrows resembling a gigantic orange squeezer.”
squeezing
squeezability
  1. The state or property of being squeezable.
squeezableness
  1. The state or quality of being squeezable.
squeeziness
  1. The quality of being squeezy.
squeezabilities
  1. plural of squeezability
squeezings
squeezers
  1. plural of squeezer
  2. Examples:
    1. “Clearly the squeezers were designed for wiry Dales folk, some are decidedly fat-ist.”
      “It's a little spot of England where Channel 4, the Guardian, Alessi orange squeezers, ciabatta and the Booker short list don't exist.”
      “There are iron thumbscrews, head squeezers, stretching racks, and interrogation chairs with spikes, many of which were used during the Spanish Inquisition.”
squeezes
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