squeeze play
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Noun[edit]
squeeze play (plural squeeze plays)
- (baseball) The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score. [1905]
- The squeeze play is on! Jones bunts, and Smith scores from third.
- (figurative) An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal. [1916]
- 1990 August 31, John Zeh, “Bush Aide Fired For Anti-Gay Stance”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 7, page 6:
- This "squeeze play" is only one of many battles between Wead and liberals on Bush's staff.
- (bridge) The tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards. [1926]
- Squeeze play is an important part of the endgame.
- (poker) The tactic of reraising a raiser and a caller to compel one or both to fold, often as a bluff.
Synonyms[edit]
- (all): squeeze
Related terms[edit]
- (baseball): safety squeeze, suicide squeeze
References[edit]
- “squeeze play, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1984.
