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SQUEEZE PLAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squeeze play mean?
• SQUEEZE PLAY (noun)
The noun SQUEEZE PLAY has 2 senses:
1. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
2. a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
Familiarity information: SQUEEZE PLAY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
power play; squeeze; squeeze play
Context example:
she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away
Hypernyms ("squeeze play" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("squeeze play" is a kind of...):
baseball play ((baseball) a play executed by a baseball team)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squeeze play"):
suicide squeeze; suicide squeeze play (the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball)
safety squeeze; safety squeeze play (the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully)
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