To become unfastened or undone.
To make loose.
To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation.
To become loose.
To disengage (a device that restrains).
To steal, usually something inconsequential.
To squeeze between two objects.
Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
To arrest or capture.
To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
To seize; to grip; to bite.
A close compression of anything with the fingers.
A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
An organic herbal smoke additive.
A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
An arrest.
A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.