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squeeze out en · VERB

Meanings

1. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
   • Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush.
   • Near-synonym: push out
   • She squeezed out another kid, apparently, since we last saw her. [derogatory, informal]
   • Nothing more can be squeezed out of the motive power unit once the master controller has been moved to full on. 1963 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Modern Railways, page 115:
2. (figuratively, transitive, usually) (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
   • Near-synonym: force out
   • They came from nowhere to take over second place, squeezing out the previously eighth-place team.
   • Huth headed wide inside two minutes, Andy Wilkinson blasted over from Shotton's cut-back and Jones was squeezed out when bearing down on goal. 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:
   • I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor.
3. (transitive) (business) To oust (someone, especially shareholders).
4. (transitive) To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
   • The team managed to squeeze it out.
   • Near-synonym: eke out
   • The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes.

Forms

Deriveds

squeezeout

Relateds

pinch off · pinch a loaf

Synonyms

force out · force out · eke out · push out · push out

Translations (35)

nl uitpersen (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · pl wyciskać (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · fi pudottaa (to force out competitors) · de auspressen (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · nl uitknijpen (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · grc στραγγίζω (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · cmn 擠出 /挤出 (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ru выжима́ть (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · pl wycisnąć (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ru вы́давить (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · mi tatau (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · de herausschlagen (to obtain a difficult victory in a competition) · ms مماچول (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · fr exprimer (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ja 絞り出す (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ru выда́вливать (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · cmn 壓出 /压出 (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ru вы́теснить (to force out competitors) · pl zdobyć z trudem (to obtain a difficult victory in a competition) · ru тесни́ть (to force out competitors) · ru жать (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · uk вича́влювати (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · de ausquetschen (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · de heraushauen (einen Sieg) (to obtain a difficult victory in a competition) · fi puristaa (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · ru вытесня́ть (to force out competitors) · cmn 擠掉 /挤掉 (to force out competitors) · grc ἐκθλίβω (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · uk ви́чавити (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · pl wykluczać (to force out competitors) · pl zdobywać z trudem (to obtain a difficult victory in a competition) · ru вы́жать (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · to tatau (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · egy i-a:f (used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out) · pl wykluczyć (to force out competitors)