safety squeeze
noun
Also called
safety squeeze play.
Words nearby safety squeeze
safety man,
safety match,
safety net,
safety pin,
safety razor,
safety squeeze,
safety touch,
safety valve,
safety-deposit,
safety-deposit box,
safety-pin
Definition for safety-squeeze-play (2 of 2)
squeeze play
noun
Baseball.
- Also called suicide squeeze, suicide squeeze play. a play executed when there is a runner on third base and usually not more than one out, in which the runner starts for home as soon as the pitcher makes a motion to pitch, and the batter bunts.
- Also called safety squeeze, safety squeeze play. a similar play in which the runner on third base waits until the batter has successfully bunted before trying to score.
the application of pressure or influence on a person or group in order to force compliance or gain an advantage.
Also called
squeeze.
Origin of squeeze play
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Idioms and Phrases with safety-squeeze-play
squeeze play
A situation in which pressure exerted to obtain a concession or achieve a goal, as in Workers sometimes feel caught in a squeeze play between union and management. This expression, dating from about 1900, originated in baseball, where it refers to a prearranged play in which the runner on third base breaks for home plate on the pitch, and the batter bunts. [c. 1915]