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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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
| Imperative |
|---|
| squeegee |
| squeegee |
| Present |
|---|
| I squeegee |
| you squeegee |
| he/she/it squeegees |
| we squeegee |
| you squeegee |
| they squeegee |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I squeegeed |
| you squeegeed |
| he/she/it squeegeed |
| we squeegeed |
| you squeegeed |
| they squeegeed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am squeegeeing |
| you are squeegeeing |
| he/she/it is squeegeeing |
| we are squeegeeing |
| you are squeegeeing |
| they are squeegeeing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have squeegeed |
| you have squeegeed |
| he/she/it has squeegeed |
| we have squeegeed |
| you have squeegeed |
| they have squeegeed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was squeegeeing |
| you were squeegeeing |
| he/she/it was squeegeeing |
| we were squeegeeing |
| you were squeegeeing |
| they were squeegeeing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had squeegeed |
| you had squeegeed |
| he/she/it had squeegeed |
| we had squeegeed |
| you had squeegeed |
| they had squeegeed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will squeegee |
| you will squeegee |
| he/she/it will squeegee |
| we will squeegee |
| you will squeegee |
| they will squeegee |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have squeegeed |
| you will have squeegeed |
| he/she/it will have squeegeed |
| we will have squeegeed |
| you will have squeegeed |
| they will have squeegeed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be squeegeeing |
| you will be squeegeeing |
| he/she/it will be squeegeeing |
| we will be squeegeeing |
| you will be squeegeeing |
| they will be squeegeeing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been squeegeeing |
| you have been squeegeeing |
| he/she/it has been squeegeeing |
| we have been squeegeeing |
| you have been squeegeeing |
| they have been squeegeeing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been squeegeeing |
| you will have been squeegeeing |
| he/she/it will have been squeegeeing |
| we will have been squeegeeing |
| you will have been squeegeeing |
| they will have been squeegeeing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been squeegeeing |
| you had been squeegeeing |
| he/she/it had been squeegeeing |
| we had been squeegeeing |
| you had been squeegeeing |
| they had been squeegeeing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would squeegee |
| you would squeegee |
| he/she/it would squeegee |
| we would squeegee |
| you would squeegee |
| they would squeegee |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have squeegeed |
| you would have squeegeed |
| he/she/it would have squeegeed |
| we would have squeegeed |
| you would have squeegeed |
| they would have squeegeed |
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Noun 1. [画像:squeegee - T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top]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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Translations
raklestěrkatěrka
ikkunalasta
ruitenwisser rakel
squeegee
[ˈskwiːˈdʒiː]A. N → enjugador m
B. CPD squeegee merchant N → limpiador(a) m/f ambulante de parabrisas
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squeegee
n → (Gummi)wischer m; (Phot) → Rollenquetscher m
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