Squeegee
WordNet
noun
(1) T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
verb
(2) Wipe with a squeegee
"Squeegee the windows"
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Etymology
Possibly from , an intensified variant of . Compare the earlier , .
Noun
- A tool consisting of a rubber blade at right angles to a handle, used for spreading, pushing or wiping liquid material on, across or off a surface, especially when cleaning glass, eg the windscreen of a vehicle or a shop window, to remove soapy water.
- A person who cleans the windscreen of a vehicle stopped in traffic then demands payment from the driver.
- A tool used in silk-screen printing for forcing the ink through the stencil and thus printing the desired image.