Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SQUEEZE, v.t. [Arm. quasqu, goasca; W. gwasgu.]

1. To press between two bodies; to press closely; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers or with an instrument; to squeeze the hand in friendship.
2. To oppress with hardships, burdens and taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be squeezed with the burden. – L'Estrange.
3. To hug; to embrace closely.
4. To force between close bodies; to compel or cause to pass; as, to squeeze water through felt. To squeeze out, to force out by pressure, as a liquid.