squeezing

To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

“I squeezed the ball between my hands.”

To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.

To fit into a tight place.

“Can you squeeze through that gap?”

To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.

“He squeezed some money out of his wallet.”

To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.

“I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work.”

To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.

To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

“Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt.”

The act of pressing; compression.

(chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.