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SQUEEGEE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: squilgee   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("squeegee" is a kind of...):

cleaning device; cleaning equipment; cleaning implement (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)

Derivation:

squeegee (wipe with a squeegee)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wipe with a squeegee

Example:

squeegee the windows

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "squeegee" is one way to...):

pass over; wipe (rub with a circular motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

squeegee (T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows))

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