squeeze playn.1. Baseball A play in which the batter attempts to bunt so that a runner on third base may score.2. Informal Pressure exerted to obtain a concession or achieve a goal.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.squeeze? play` n. 1. a baseball play in which the batter bunts in an attempt to score a runner from third base, with the runner starting for home as the ball is pitched. 2. the application of pressure in order to force compliance or gain an advantage. [1900?05, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.squeeze playThe batter bunts the ball so that a runner on third base can get home.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited