compressing, compression - applying pressure

tweak, pinch - a squeeze with the fingers

expression - the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast"

expulsion, extrusion - squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple"

economic condition, financial condition - the condition of finances

red ink, loss, red - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

lover - a person who loves or is loved

motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

embrace, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

constriction - the action or process of compressing

wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"

steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"

tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"

telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

clench - squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"

press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"

squirt, eject, force out, squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister"

extrude, squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

impact - press or wedge together; pack together

compress, pack together, compact - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

turn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"

drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"

bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc.

dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"

terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats

compel, obligate, oblige - force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"

fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price

bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"

tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply

clasp - hold firmly and tightly

clinch - embrace amorously

cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"

interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"

choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"

tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"

strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"

convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"

bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery

choke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"