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] (figurative) 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] (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.