"squeegee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /skwiːˈd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/ [US] Audio: en-us-squeegee.ogg [US] Forms: squeegees [plural]
Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒi Etymology: Probably from squeege, an intensified form of squeeze. Compare earlier squill-gee, squillgee. Etymology templates: {{m|en|squeege}} squeege, {{m|en|squeeze}} squeeze, {{m|en|squill-gee}} squill-gee, {{m|en|squilgee|squillgee}} squillgee Head templates: {{en-noun}} squeegee (plural squeegees)
  1. A tool consisting of a rubber or similar blade attached at a right angle to a handle, particularly
    (nautical) A long-handled tool used on ships for swabbing the decks and spreading protective coatings.
    Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-YGrIRtba Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 8 16 18 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 15 8 19 15 8 4 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. A tool consisting of a rubber or similar blade attached at a right angle to a handle, particularly
    Similar long-handled tools used for drying or leveling surfaces such as paths and roadways.
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-0zAdPVYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 8 16 18 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 15 8 19 15 8 4
  3. A tool consisting of a rubber or similar blade attached at a right angle to a handle, particularly
    A short-handled tool, especially as used on car windshields and home windows.
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-emxTWAB8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 8 16 18 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 15 8 19 15 8 4
  4. A roller used to similar effect, particularly
    (photography) A tool used to remove excess moisture from a print.
    Categories (topical): Photography, People
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-oRce1DWg Disambiguation of People: 1 4 1 14 14 37 30 0 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  5. A roller used to similar effect, particularly
    (historical) A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller made of squeegee blades pulled by a horse.
    Tags: historical Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-M3WUQhxI Disambiguation of People: 1 4 1 14 14 37 30 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 8 16 18 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 15 8 19 15 8 4
  6. A roller used to similar effect, particularly
    (printing) A tool used to force the ink through the stencil in silk-screen printing.
    Categories (topical): Printing, People Translations (printing tool): těrka [feminine] (Czech), stěrka [feminine] (Czech), rakle [informal] (Czech), rakel (Dutch), lasta (Finnish), Rakel [feminine] (German), rakiel [masculine] (Polish), rakla [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-XpBsDMQy Disambiguation of People: 1 4 1 14 14 37 30 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 17 17 8 16 18 5 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 15 8 19 15 8 4 Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'printing tool': 12 11 12 19 4 36 5
  7. (slang) A person who uses a squeegee, especially one who "cleans" the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then demands payment. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-noun-tv7r6gfD Disambiguation of People: 1 4 1 14 14 37 30 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squeegee band, squeegee bandit, squeegee kid, squeegeelike, squeegeeman, squeegee merchant, squeegee mop, squeegee thug Translations (tool used for cleaning glass): raamwisser (Afrikaans), مَسَّاحَة (massāḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), քերոց (kʿerocʿ) (Armenian), գլանակ (glanak) (Armenian), eixugavidres (Catalan), 刮水刷 (guāshuǐshuā) (Chinese Mandarin), 刮刀 (guādāo) (Chinese Mandarin), stěrka [feminine] (Czech), svaber (Danish), ruitenwisser (Dutch), aftrekker [masculine] (Dutch), ikkunalasta (Finnish), lasta (Finnish), raclette [feminine] (French), Abzieher [masculine] (German), Gummiabzieher [masculine] (German), Gummiwischer [masculine] (German), ρακλέτα (rakléta) [feminine] (Greek), מַגֵּב (magév) [masculine] (Hebrew), ablaklehúzó (Hungarian), gumiélű ablaktörlő (Hungarian), kauchuka swabro (Ido), تِی (tey) (Iranian Persian), lavavetri [masculine] (Italian), tergivetro [masculine] (Italian), seccatoio [masculine] (Italian), スクイージー (sukuījī) (Japanese), スキージー (sukījī) (Japanese), ракель (rakel) (Kazakh), 고무래 (gomurae) (Korean), ракеля (rakelya) (Kyrgyz), rautahi (Maori), nal [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nal [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), odciągacz [masculine] (Polish), ściągaczka [feminine] (Polish), rodo [masculine] (Portuguese), ра́кель (rákelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), рези́новая шва́бра (rezínovaja švábra) [feminine] (Russian), скребо́к (skrebók) (alt: с рези́новой наса́дкой) [masculine] (Russian), водосго́н (vodosgón) [masculine] (Russian), secador [masculine] (Spanish), skrapa [common-gender] (Swedish), fönsterskrapa (note: for cleaning glass) [common-gender] (Swedish), elastikong panlampaso (Tagalog), сеҳрнок (sehrnok) (Tajik), çekçek (Turkish), gwesgi [masculine] (Welsh), trekker (West Flemish)
Disambiguation of 'tool used for cleaning glass': 16 14 13 21 13 21 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /skwiːˈd͡ʒiː/ [UK], /ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/ [US] Audio: en-us-squeegee.ogg [US] Forms: squeegees [present, singular, third-person], squeegeeing [participle, present], squeegeed [participle, past], squeegeed [past]
Rhymes: -iːd͡ʒi Etymology: Probably from squeege, an intensified form of squeeze. Compare earlier squill-gee, squillgee. Etymology templates: {{m|en|squeege}} squeege, {{m|en|squeeze}} squeeze, {{m|en|squill-gee}} squill-gee, {{m|en|squilgee|squillgee}} squillgee Head templates: {{en-verb}} squeegee (third-person singular simple present squeegees, present participle squeegeeing, simple past and past participle squeegeed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To use a squeegee. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to use a squeegee): aftrekken (Dutch), pyyhkiä lastalla (Finnish), skrapa (Swedish), gwesgïo (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-squeegee-en-verb-LigtZphT

Inflected forms

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      "code": "af",
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      "word": "raamwisser"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "քերոց"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "գլանակ"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "eixugavidres"
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      "roman": "guāshuǐshuā",
      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "刮刀"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "svaber"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "ruitenwisser"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "aftrekker"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "ikkunalasta"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "lasta"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "raclette"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Abzieher"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "rakléta",
      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "מַגֵּב"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
      "word": "ablaklehúzó"
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      "word": "gumiélű ablaktörlő"
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      "word": "ракель"
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      "word": "고무래"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "rodo"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
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      "word": "ра́кель"
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
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      "word": "secador"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "tool used for cleaning glass",
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      "word": "skrapa"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "fönsterskrapa"
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      "code": "tl",
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      "word": "elastikong panlampaso"
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      "code": "tg",
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      "roman": "sehrnok",
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      "code": "vls",
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      "word": "trekker"
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      "sense": "printing tool",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/skwiːˈd͡ʒiː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːd͡ʒi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-squeegee.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/En-us-squeegee.ogg/En-us-squeegee.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/En-us-squeegee.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to use a squeegee",
      "word": "aftrekken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to use a squeegee",
      "word": "pyyhkiä lastalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to use a squeegee",
      "word": "skrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to use a squeegee",
      "word": "gwesgïo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "squeegee"
  ],
  "word": "squeegee"
}

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