squeegee
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a…
A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
- This machine, […] consists of a timber cylinder revolving on an axle, […] The cylinder is armed externally with diagonally-fixed scrapers, squeegees, or brushes.
A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing…
A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc.
A person who uses a squeegee (noun sense 1.2)
A person who uses a squeegee (noun 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.
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Sometimes followed by down, out, together, etc.
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).
To use a squeegee.
- Having regulated the temperature, the following articles will be required:– […] a rubber squeegee, and a piece of American cloth to protect the print while squeegeeing; […]
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA