"put the squeeze on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the squeeze on [present, singular, third-person], putting the squeeze on [participle, present], put the squeeze on [participle, past], put the squeeze on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> the squeeze on}} put the squeeze on (third-person singular simple present puts the squeeze on, present participle putting the squeeze on, simple past and past participle put the squeeze on)
  1. (informal) To put pressure on someone (to do something). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-put_the_squeeze_on-en-verb-nJSZTdTo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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