squeegee

== English == === Etymology === The noun is probably derived from squeege (“(informal, dated) to squeeze”, verb) (an intensified form of squeeze (verb)) + -ee (suffix attached to verbs to form nouns meaning persons or things that are the subjects of the verbs). Compare earlier squilgee, squillgee (“tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel’s deck”). The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/, /skwiːˈd͡ʒiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwiˌd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -iːdʒi, (one pronunciation) -iː Hyphenation: squee‧gee === Noun === squeegee (plural squeegees) A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle. [from mid 19th c.] A long-handled tool with a blade used for cleaning and/or drying surfaces, or for levelling paths, roadways, etc. [from early 20th c.] A short-handled tool with a blade for drying car windshields, windows, etc. (nautical) A long-handled tool with a blade used on ships for swabbing decks and spreading protective coatings. Synonym: squilgee A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc. (historical) A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller with blades pulled by a horse. (photography) A tool used to press film into a mount, remove excess moisture from a print, etc.; a squeezer. [from late 19th c.] (printing) A tool with a roller or blade used to force ink through a stencil in silk-screen printing. (slang) A person who uses a squeegee (sense 1.2); specifically, one who makes an unsolicited attempt to clean the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then requests payment; a squeegee bandit. [from late 20th c.] (person who uses a squeegee): Hyponym: squeegeeman (person who makes an unsolicited attempt to clean a car windshield): Synonyms: squeegee kid, squeegee thug ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === squeegee (third-person singular simple present squeegees, present participle squeegeeing, simple past and past participle squeegeed) (transitive) Sometimes followed by down, out, together, etc.: to press or spread (a substance) using a squeegee (noun sense); also, to use a squeegee on (something, such as a surface). [from late 19th c.] Synonym: squilgee (intransitive) To use a squeegee. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === squeegee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia