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  • 1 squeeze

    [skwi:z] 1. verb
    1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) kreista
    2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) troða(st)
    3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) kreista
    2. noun
    1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) kreisting; knús
    2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) þrengsli
    3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) nokkrir dropar af
    4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) kreppa, samdráttur
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  • 2 jam

    [‹æm] I noun
    (a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) sulta
    II 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb
    1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) troðfylla, þjappa
    2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) troða
    3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) festa(st)
    4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trufla
    2. noun
    1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) öngþveiti, troðningur, stífla
    2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) vandræði
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    English-Icelandic dictionary > jam

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  • squeeze (something) out of someone — squeeze (something) out of (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze (something) out of something — squeeze (something) out of (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to… …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze (something) out of — (someone/something) to get something with great effort from someone or something. Albert was good at thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his father in England. Fred didn t like to tell the truth, and you had to squeeze it out of him …   New idioms dictionary

  • squeeze blood out of a turnip — (USA) When people say that you can t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don t have …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • squeeze blood out of a turnip — (USA)    When people say that you can t squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don t have.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • squeeze — [n] pressure, crushing clasp, clutch, congestion, crowd, crunch, crush, embrace, force, handclasp, hold, hug, influence, jam, press, restraint, squash; concepts 219,674,687 Ant. opening squeeze [v1] exert pressure on sides, parts of something… …   New thesaurus

  • squeeze — squeeze1 [skwi:z] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(press)¦ 2¦(press out liquid)¦ 3¦(small space)¦ 4 squeeze your eyes shut 5¦(just succeed)¦ 6¦(limit money)¦ Phrasal verbs 　squeeze somebody/something<=>in 　squeeze something<=>out 　squeeze up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • squeeze — Period when stocks or commodities ( commodity) futures increase in price and investors who have sold short must cover their short positions to prevent loss of large amounts of money. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. squeeze squeeze 1… …   Financial and business terms

  • squeeze — squeeze1 [ skwiz ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press something firmly, especially with your hands: Ruth smiled, squeezing his hand affectionately. I took a firm grip and squeezed tightly, but nothing happened. Kara squeezed the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • squeeze — [[t]skwi͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ squeezes, squeezing, squeezed 1) VERB If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. [V n] He squeezed her arm reassuringly... [V n adj] Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry. N COUNT:… …   English dictionary

  • squeeze — 1 verb 1 (T) to press something firmly inwards: Alice squeezed his arm affectionately. | Must you squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle? 2 (T) to get liquid from something by pressing it: squeeze sth out: Try to squeeze a bit more out of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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