squeegee

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Synonyms: squeege, squeegie, squeeze, squeezed, squegger, squilgee, squeezer, squeezes, squeegeed, squeegees

Antonyms: squeege, squeegie, squeeze, squeezed, squegger, squilgee, squeezer, squeezes, squeegeed, squeegees

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Noun

A [[tool#Noun|tool]] for [[scrape#Verb|scraping]] [[consist]]ing of a [[blade#Noun|blade]] of [[rubber#Noun|rubber]] or some other [[material#Noun|material]] [[attach]]ed at a [[right angle]] to a [[handle#Noun|handle]]. {{defdate|from mid 19th c.}}
A tool consisting of a [[roller]] attached to a handle, used for [[apply]]ing [[pressure#Noun|pressure]], [[remove#Verb|removing]] [[liquid#Noun|liquid]], etc.
{{lb|en|slang}} A [[person#Noun|person]] who uses a squeegee ''({{senseno|en|short-handled tool}})''; specifically, one who makes an [[unsolicited]] [[attempt#Verb|attempt]] to clean the windshield of a car [[stop#Verb|stopped]] at a [[traffic light]] and then [[request#Verb|requests]] [[payment]]; a [[squeegee bandit]]. {{defdate|from late 20th c.}}

{{lb|en|transitive}} ''Sometimes followed by'' '''[[down#Preposition|down]]''''','' '''[[out#Preposition|out]]''''','' '''[[together#Adverb|together]]''''', etc.'': to [[press#Verb|press]] or [[spread#Verb|spread]] (a [[substance#Noun|substance]]) [[use#Verb|using]] a [[squeegee#Noun|squeegee]] ''(noun sense)''; also, to use a squeegee on (something, such as a [[surface#Noun|surface]]). {{defdate|from late 19th c.}}
{{lb|en|intransitive}} To use a squeegee.

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