squee|gee

squee|gee
squee|gee «SKWEE jee», noun, verb, -geed, -gee|ing.
–n.
1. a tool consisting of a blade of rubber or sponge and a handle, used for sweeping water from wet decks, removing water from windows after washing, or cleaning a sink: »

A small squeegee or an automatic automobile windshield wiper will help in the cleaning job (Scientific American).

2. any one of various similar devices.
3. a device with a roller, as for pressing water from photographic prints.
–v.t.
to sweep, scrape, or press with a squeegee.
╂[perhaps < earlier squeege, variant of squeeze]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • squee — squee·gee; …   English syllables

  • gee — ap·o·gee; bin·gee; bun·gee; bur·gee; car·ra·gee·nin; coc·ca·gee; cul·gee; gal·ion·gee; gee·bung; gee·chee; gee; gee·zer; gid·gee; hy·po·gee; in·ter·ro·gee; mort·ga·gee; mus·ko·gee; neg·li·gee; ob·li·gee; pee·gee; peri·gee; pon·gee; por·tu·gee;… …   English syllables

  • squeegee — squee·gee …   English syllables

  • squeegee — squee•gee [[t]ˈskwi dʒi, skwiˈdʒi[/t]] n. v. geed, gee•ing 1) an implement edged with rubber or the like, for removing water from windows after washing, sweeping water from wet decks, etc 2) pht a similar, smaller device, as for removing excess… …   From formal English to slang

  • squeegee — squee|gee [ˈskwi:dʒi:] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from squeege to squeeze (18 19 centuries), from squeeze] a tool with a thin rubber blade and a short handle, used for removing or spreading a liquid on a surface …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • squeegee — squee|gee [ skwidʒi ] noun count an object used for cleaning windows, consisting of a short handle with a rubber blade …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Squeegee — Squee gee (skw[=e] j[ e]), n. Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel s deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, used for removing superfluous, water or other liquids, as from a vessel s deck after washing,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Squeegee — Squee gee, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeegeed} (skw[=e] j[=e]d; skw[=e]*j[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeegeeing} (skw[=e] j[=e]*[i^]ng; skw[=e]*j[=e] [i^]ng).] To smooth, clean, press, or treat with a squeegee; to squilgee. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Squeegeed — Squeegee Squee gee, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeegeed} (skw[=e] j[=e]d; skw[=e]*j[=e]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeegeeing} (skw[=e] j[=e]*[i^]ng; skw[=e]*j[=e] [i^]ng).] To smooth, clean, press, or treat with a squeegee; to squilgee. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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