"squeeze play" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squeeze plays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} squeeze play (plural squeeze plays)
  1. (baseball) The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score. Categories (topical): Baseball Synonyms: squeeze-play Related terms: safety squeeze [baseball, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], suicide squeeze [baseball, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-squeeze_play-en-noun-DyQEZ3NL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 11 8 42 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (figurative) An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-squeeze_play-en-noun-OBq~nnJs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 11 8 42
  3. (bridge) The tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards. Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-squeeze_play-en-noun-466C0Zwq Topics: bridge, games
  4. (poker) The tactic of reraising a raiser and a caller to compel one or both to fold, often as a bluff. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-squeeze_play-en-noun-EaX3lEdI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 11 8 42 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (all): squeeze
Disambiguation of 'all': 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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