squeeze play
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
Types & categories
- baseball play hypernym
- suicide squeeze play hyponym
- safety squeeze play hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gouge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressure |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | baseball play |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suicide squeeze play |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | safety squeeze play |