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squeeze play definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" [syn: power play, squeeze play, squeeze]
2: a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1905 1. a baseball play in which a runner on third base starts for home plate as the ball is being pitched and the batter attempts to bunt to give the runner a chance to score 2. the exertion of pressure in order to extort a concession or gain a goal