squeeze play

English

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.
(figuratively) An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal. [1916]
(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.

单词	squeeze play
释义	squeeze play English Alternative forms squeeze-play Noun 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.* (figuratively) An instance of 'squeezing' someone: a use of pressure or force to achieve one's goal. [1916] (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 (all): squeeze Related terms (baseball): safety squeeze, suicide squeeze References “squeeze play, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.
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