n.
1.a twisting squeeze wring v.
1.twist and press out of shape
2.twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
3.obtain by coercion or intimidation
4.twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
Idiom of the Day
put the heat/squeeze on (someone)
to put pressure on someone
The hospital is putting the heat on the insurance company to make them pay the insurance money. The bank put the squeeze on the man to make him pay back his loan.