Presses or compresses something with force; a situation where space or resources are tight; plural of squeeze.
From Old English 'cwyssan' (to crush), influenced by Old Norse 'kvis' (to press). The word has meant to compress by pressure since medieval times.
When you 'squeeze' something, you're doing the same action whether you're making orange juice or fitting one more person into a car—the word works because pressure is pressure.
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