squeeze
verb
1 verb press firmly 2 verb force out by pressing TRANSITIVEfáisc verb squeeze the air out of the bags fáisc an t-aer as na málaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb get through or into tight space
INTRANSITIVEbrúigh verb six of us squeezed into the car bhrúigh seisear dínn isteach le chéile sa charryou'll have to squeeze together beidh oraibh teannadh isteach le chéile
4 verb just succeed INTRANSITIVEwe squeezed through to the next round fuaireamar tríd ar éigean chuig an gcéad bhabhta eile, d'éirigh linn dul ar aghaidh chuig an gcéad bhabhta eile ar éigean 5 verb limit, reduce TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb ciorraigh verb profit margins are being squeezed tá na corrlaigh bhrabúis á laghdú 6 verb put business etc under pressure TRANSITIVEcuir faoi bhrúbrú a chur ar the local shops are being squeezed by the supermarkets tá na siopaí áitiúla faoi bhrú ag na hollmhargaí 7 verb get (sth) using persuasion, threats etc TRANSITIVEI managed to squeeze the truth out of him d'éirigh liom an fhírinne a fháscadh asit's a scheme to squeeze more money out of us is scéim é chun tuilleadh airgid a fháscadh asainn 8 verb use persuasion, threats etc on (sb) TRANSITIVEbrú a chur ar cuir faoi bhrúthey're squeezing witnesses for information tá siad ag cur brú ar fhinnéithe eolas a thabhairt dóibhnoun
9 noun act of pressing firmlyfáscadh masc1 he gave my hand a squeeze d'fháisc sé mo lámhshe gave the child a squeeze rug sí barróg ar an leanbh, d'fháisc sí an leanbh lena croí 10 noun small amount of liquidadd a squeeze of lemon juice cuir braon beag sú líomóide leis 11 noun squash, crushit's a tight squeeze in there níl mórán spáis istigh ansin 12 noun reductionciorrú masc gearradh siar laghdú masc budgets are facing a further squeeze tá ciorrú eile i ndán do na buiséidcharities are feeling the squeeze tá na carthanais faoi bhrú 13 noun (especially US), informal boyfriend, girlfriendleannán masc1 grá geal