The bank rate cut is expected to relieve the severe financial squeeze that has hit industry.
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Squeeze
/skwiːz/
Synonyms for "squeeze" (383 found)
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Noun(18 words)
crampcrowdcrunchcrushdebardecoctdelaydensendensifydetainmentdetentiondilemmadistilldistortdogdoxyembarrassing positionembarrassmentembosomembrace
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enfoldenfoldmentensphereessentializeexactexpressextortextractfillfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixationfoldfoot draggingfoot-draggingforceforce fromfriendgarbleget byget one wrongget throughget wronggirlglossgougegraftgriphamperinghaulhell to payhigh-pressurehinderinghindrancehobbleholdholdbackholduphot goodshot waterhow-do-you-dohugimbroglioimpedimentinfluenceinfuseinhibitioninterferenceinterruptionjamlean onletlevy blackmailloadlocklootmelt downmessmilkmisapplymisapprehendmiscitemisconceivemisconstruemisdeem
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (191)
misexplainmisexplicatemisexpoundmisinterpretmisjudgemisquotemisreadmisrendermistakemistranslatemistressmisunderstandmixmollmorassnegativismnipnuisance valueobstructobstruction
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obstructionismoccludeocclusionoppositionpackparlous straitspassperksperquisitepervertpickingspicklepinchplightplunderpork barrelpredicamentpresspress outpressurepretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentprizeprotectionpry loose frompry outpublic tillpublic troughpuckerpushput pressure onquagmirequicksandrailroadramram downrefinerendrend fromrenderrepressionresistancerestraintrestrictionretardationretardmentriprip fromroll upscrapescrewsetbackshakeshake downshut offshut outshut tightsloughsnatchsnatch fromsoaksolidifyspoilspoilsspoils of officespotsquabsquashsqueak bysqueak throughsqueeze shutsqueezingsquishstand in the waystealingstealingssteepstewsticky wicketstiflestolen goodsstop upstrain the sensestraitstraitsstranglestrangleholdstrangulatestricturestuffsuffocatesuppressionswagswampsweetheartsweetietaketeartear fromtight spottight squeezetightentighteningtightropetilltorturetricky spottweaktwist the wordsunholy messurgewadwad upwedgewrenchwrench fromwrestwringwring fromwring out
Noun(26 words)
more physical pressurepackpinchpinchespinchingpower playpresspress downpressingpressurepressurespressuringpush pressureromanian compactscrunchscrunchesscrunchingshortensnugglessquashing
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Verb(22 words)
Adjective(2 words)
pressing issuetwisted
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15 entriesCollocations
9 entriesfirm squeezegentle squeezesqueeze ballsqueeze bottlesqueeze boxsqueeze playsqueeze toysqueeze tubetight squeeze
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
44 total sentences available.
He is really putting the squeeze on me.
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Small enterprises are feeling the squeeze of inflation.
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She tried to squeeze the juice out of the orange.
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