Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SQUEEZINGS
Noun
squeezings
plural of squeezing
Source: Wiktionary
SQUEEZING
Squeez"ing, n.
1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
2. pl.
Definition: That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
3. Same as Squeeze, n., 2.
SQUEEZE
Squeeze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squeezed; p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] Etym: [OE. queisen, AS. cwesan, cwysan, cwisan, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.]
1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship.
2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush. In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden. L'Estrange.
3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
Syn.
– To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
Squeeze, v. i.
Definition: To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd;
– often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.
Squeeze, n.
1. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
2. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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