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squeegee

Syllabification: (squee·gee)
Pronunciation: /ˈskwēˌjē/

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Definition of squeegee

noun

  • a scraping implement with a rubber-edged blade set on a handle, typically used for cleaning windows.
  • a small roller or implement similar to a squeegee used especially in photography for squeezing water out of prints.
  • [usually as modifier] informal a person who cleans the windshield of a car stopped in traffic and then demands payment from the driver:squeegee guys at every corner the squeegees wait at busy intersections

verb (squeegees, squeegeeing, squeegeed)

[with object]
  • clean or scrape (something) with a squeegee:squeegee the shower doors while the surfaces are still wet

Origin:

mid 19th century: from archaic squeege 'to press', strengthened form of squeeze

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