v. |
[1] |
press
,
compress
,
compact
,
crush
,
squash
,
wring
,
pinch
,
nip
,
grip
,
tweak
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[2] |
extract
,
wrest
,
exact
,
extort
,
milk
,
wrench
,
pry (out)
,
tear
,
(Colloq) bleed
|
[3] |
milk
,
(Colloq) shake down
,
bleed
,
lean on
,
put the screws to
,
put the squeeze on
,
twist (someone's) arm
,
(US) put the arm on
|
[4] |
ram
,
jam
,
pack
,
stuff
,
cram
,
crowd
,
force
,
press
,
wedge
|
[5] |
clasp
,
clench
,
embrace
,
hug
,
hold
,
enfold
,
fold
,
clutch
,
(Archaic) clip
|
[6] |
squeeze through/by
,
get through/by
,
pass
,
(barely) succeed
,
(Colloq) squeak through/by
,
(barely) make it
|
[7] |
squash
,
crush
,
squelch
,
mash
|
[8] |
wedge
,
force
|
[9] |
coerce
,
hale
,
pressure
,
force
|
[10] |
extort
,
rack
,
gouge
,
wring
|
[11] |
thrust
,
stuff
,
shove
|
[12] |
pinch
,
twinge
,
tweet
,
nip
,
twitch
|
[13] |
embrace
,
hug
,
bosom
|
[14] |
compress
,
constrict
,
compact
,
contract
,
press
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