squeegee
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squee·gee
(skwē′jē)n.
1. A T-shaped implement having a crosspiece edged with rubber or leather that is drawn across a surface to remove water, as in washing windows.
2. A similar implement or a rubber roller used in printing and photography.
tr.v. squee·geed, squee·gee·ing, squee·gees
To wipe or smooth with a squeegee.
[Perhaps from obsolete squeege, to press, alteration of squeeze.]
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squeegee
(ˈskwiːdʒiː) or less commonlysquilgee
n
1. (Tools) an implement with a rubber blade used for wiping away surplus water from a surface, such as a windowpane
2. (Photography) any of various similar devices used in photography for pressing the water out of wet prints or negatives or for squeezing prints onto a glazing surface
vb, -gees, -geeing or -geed
3. (Tools) to remove (water or other liquid) from (something) by use of a squeegee
4. (Photography) (tr) to press down (a photographic print, etc) with a squeegee
[C19: probably of imitative origin, influenced by squeeze]
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squee•gee
(ˈskwi dʒi, skwiˈdʒi)n., v. -geed, -gee•ing. n.
1. an implement edged with rubber or the like, for removing water from windows after washing, sweeping water from wet decks, etc.
2. a similar, smaller device, as for removing excess developer from photographic prints or for forcing paint, ink, etc., through a screen in serigraphy.
v.t. 3. to sweep, scrape, or press with or as if with a squeegee.
[1835–45; orig. a nautical term; of obscure orig.]
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squeegee
Past participle: squeegeed
Gerund: squeegeeing
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| Noun | 1. |  squeegee - T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
| Verb | 1. | squeegee - wipe with a squeegee; "squeegee the windows" |
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squeegee
[ˈskwiːˈdʒiː]A. N → enjugador m
B. CPD squeegee merchant N → limpiador(a) m/f ambulante de parabrisas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squeegee
n → (Gummi)wischer m; (Phot) → Rollenquetscher m
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