squeegee /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/noun 9verb 2forms 3 noun9 •A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.This machine, […] consists of a timber cylinder revolving on an axle, […] The cylinder is armed externally with diagonally-fixed scrapers, squeegees, or brushes. — 1866 •A long-handled tool with a blade used for cleaning and/or drying surfaces, or for levelling paths, roadways, etc. •A short-handled tool with a blade for drying car windshields, windows, etc. •A long-handled tool with a blade used on ships for swabbing decks and spreading protective coatings. •A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc. •A tool used to press film into a mount, remove excess moisture from a print, etc.; a squeezer. •A tool with a roller or blade used to force ink through a stencil in silk-screen printing. •(historical) A street-cleaning machine consisting of a roller with blades pulled by a horse. •(slang) A person who uses a squeegee; specifically, one who makes an unsolicited attempt to clean the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then requests payment; a squeegee bandit. verb2 •Sometimes followed by down, out, together, etc.: to press or spread (a substance) using a squeegee (noun sense); also, to use a squeegee on (something, such as a surface). •To use a squeegee.Having regulated the temperature, the following articles will be required:– […] a rubber squeegee, and a piece of American cloth to protect the print while squeegeeing; […] — 1885 formssqueegeed · squeegeeing · squeegees