Meaning of "squeegee" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUEEGEE

Probably of imitative origin, influenced by squeeze.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SQUEEGEE

squeegee  [ˈskwiːdʒiː]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUEEGEE

Squeegee is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb squeegee in English.

WHAT DOES SQUEEGEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Squeegee

A squeegee, squilgee or sometimes squimjim, is a tool with a flat, smooth rubber blade, used to remove or control the flow of liquid on a flat surface. It is used for cleaning and in printing. The original squilgee was a long-handled, wooden-bladed tool fishermen used to scrape fish blood and scales from their boat deck, and to push water off the deck after it had been washed.

Definition of squeegee in the English dictionary

The first definition of squeegee in the dictionary is an implement with a rubber blade used for wiping away surplus water from a surface, such as a windowpane. Other definition of squeegee is 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. Squeegee is also to remove from by use of a squeegee.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SQUEEGEE

PRESENT

Present

I squeegee

you squeegee

he/she/it squeegees

we squeegee

you squeegee

they squeegee

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

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

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I squeegeed

you squeegeed

he/she/it squeegeed

we squeegeed

you squeegeed

they 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

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

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will squeegee

you will squeegee

he/she/it will squeegee

we will squeegee

you will squeegee

they will squeegee

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

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 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

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would squeegee

you would squeegee

he/she/it would squeegee

we would squeegee

you would squeegee

they would squeegee

Conditional continuous

I would be squeegeeing

you would be squeegeeing

he/she/it would be squeegeeing

we would be squeegeeing

you would be squeegeeing

they would be squeegeeing

Conditional perfect

I would have squeegee

you would have squeegee

he/she/it would have squeegee

we would have squeegee

you would have squeegee

they would have squeegee

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been squeegeeing

you would have been squeegeeing

he/she/it would have been squeegeeing

we would have been squeegeeing

you would have been squeegeeing

they would have been squeegeeing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you squeegee
we let´s squeegee
you squeegee

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to squeegee

Past participle

squeegeed

Present Participle

squeegeeing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF SQUEEGEE

Find out the translation of squeegee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of squeegee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squeegee» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 刮刀
• Translator English - Spanish: escobilla de goma
• English: squeegee
• Translator English - Hindi: squeegee
• Translator English - Arabic: ممسحة
• Translator English - Russian: швабра
• Translator English - Portuguese: rodo
• Translator English - Bengali: squeegee
• Translator English - French: raclette
• Translator English - Malay: Squeegee
• Translator English - German: Rakel
• Translator English - Japanese: スキージ
• Translator English - Korean: 스퀴지
• Translator English - Javanese: Squeegee
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vật giống cây chổi
• Translator English - Tamil: squeegee கொண்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: दमटपणा
• Translator English - Turkish: çekçek
• Translator English - Italian: tergipavimento
• Translator English - Polish: ściągaczki
• Translator English - Ukrainian: швабра
• Translator English - Romanian: racletă
• Translator English - Greek: σπάτουλα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: squeegee
• Translator English - Swedish: skrapan
• Translator English - Norwegian: nal

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUEEGEE»

Discover the use of squeegee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squeegee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Complete Printmaker

The handle of the squeegee should fit the hand securely. The feel of the squeegee and the fit of the handle are very important for even printing. The most commonly used handle is for two hands. A one-hand squeegee is pushed across the ...

John Ross, 2009

Silk-Screen Printing for Artists and Craftsmen

Put the squeegee in the frame with the blade between one end of the frame and the edge of the design to be printed to keep the ink from running into the openings of the stencil. Spread a suitable quantity of ink along the entire width of the ...

Mathilda V. and James A. Schwalbach, 2012

Reflow Soldering Processes and Troubleshooting: SMT, BGA, ...

Squeegee Stencil Paste Figure 5.5 Poor release of paste from squeegee for single squeegee system where the squeegee prints back and forth, and the squeegee hops to the other end of the paste pile at the end of one print of gravity and ...

Ning-Cheng Lee, 2002

Reflow Soldering Processes

Squeegee Paste Stencil Figure 5.5 Poor release of paste from squeegee for single squeegee system where the squeegee prints back and forth, and the squeegee hops to the other end of the paste pile at the end of one print of gravity and ...

Ning-Cheng Lee, 2002

Popular Mechanics

The right tools First, buy a good-quality squeegee. We recommend squeegees from Et- toreCo. (P.O. Box 2164, Oakland, CA 94621) and Mallory (P.O. Box 190, Blenheim, Ontario, Canada, NOP 1 AO). Ettore squeegees are pro quality, and ...

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Thin Film Solar Cells

To obtain uniformity in transfer of paste through the screen, it is necessary to ensure that the printing edge of the squeegee remains parallel to the screen throughout the printing stroke. Another important consideration is that the squeegee ...

K.L. Chopra, S.R. Das, 1983

Screen Printing Technology Hand Book

Lower squeegee until just clear of the screen. Adjust setting screws simultaneously to bring the squeegee into parallel contact with the screen evenly across the image area. Make final adjustments to squeegee setting during the first trial pulls ...

Niir Board, 2003

Polymer Thick Film: Today's Emerging Technology for a Clean ...

Squeegee. pressure. Light. Heavy. Ideal. Figure 7.18. Influence of squeegee pressure on resistor deposits 2.5 3.0 TIME (mins) EIT calculations based on an activation. Screen mesh Substrate - Down sfnn I Squeegee Nest plate ...

Ken Gilleo, 1995

Printing Technology for Flexible Substrates

1.3.2 Screenprinting process Screenprinting consists of four steps: rolling, discharging, stencil separation, and leveling. In rolling, the paste is rolled forward by the squeegee as it moves over the screen. Rolling has the effect of keeping the ...

‎2006

Coatings Technology Handbook, Third Edition

Also positioned within the cylinder is the squeegee. The screen is composed (in one variation) of a seamless electroformed nickel mesh tube that then receives an emulsion coating for producing the patterned stencil. Other methods for ...

Arthur A. Tracton, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUEEGEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squeegee is used in the context of the following news items.

Squeegee man is city's latest blast from the past

Squeegee man in Brooklyn. “The cops in this precinct don't bother me,” this squeegee man said as he worked in Brooklyn, blocking cars of unwilling customers. «New York Post, Jul 15»

Fake Buddhist monks are the new squeegee men of New York

Bands of beggars dressed like Buddhist monks have invaded the High Line and other city parks, demanding upwards of $40 from tourists — and officials are fed ... «New York Post, Jun 15»

The New Squeegee Man

Demonstrators take part in a rally against gun violence on March 21, 2013 in the Harlem neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. (Photo: John ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»

Inner-city petrol stations victims of squeegee heist

Challenge petrol station on Tuam St has lost its red squeegees to young window ... Christchurch petrol stations are frustrated by a spate of forecourt squeegee ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»

Squeaky clean windows with Squeegee Squad

Darin Mabe cleans the second floor windows of a home in east Flagstaff. Mabe, from Squeegee squad, provides commercial and residential window cleaning ... «Arizona Daily Sun, May 15»

Lost in Suburbia: The art of the perfect squeegee

“When you squeegee the glass, you're going down and across. You need to go across and down. That will get rid of the most water and avoid streaks,” he stated ... «Stockton Record, Jan 15»

Still no place for squeegee kids on our streets

He introduced the bill after a spate of street confrontations between motorists and squeegee kids. The coalition Homeless Hub, led by former attorney general ... «Toronto Sun, Dec 14»

Squeegee law hurts the poor. I should have abolished it

I was wrong about the anti-squeegee bill introduced by the late Jim Flaherty 15 years ago this December, when he was Ontario attorney-general. As Liberal ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»

'Squeegee Man' arrested for 180th time

The notorious “squeegee man” of Midtown was arrested for the 180th time Tuesday night for illegally washing car windows in Hell's Kitchen, sources said. «New York Post, Sep 14»

'Squeegee Man' busted for 179th time

The “Squeegee Man” of Midtown was busted again — his 179th arrest — for illegally washing car windows Friday evening, a law-enforcement source told The ... «New York Post, Sep 14»