anguish, anxious, anxiety – Anguish, anxious, and anxiety come from Latin angere, “to choke, squeeze, strangle.” More…
kvetch – To complain chronically or habitually, from Yiddish kvetshn, “pinch, squeeze; complain.” More…
squash – As a verb, it is an alteration of quash, and means, generally, to “crush, squeeze, or suppress.” More…
tapioca – Comes from Tupi-Guarani tipi, “residue,” and ok/og, “squeeze out.” More…