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Definition of Squeeze out
1. Verb. Force out. "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
Generic synonyms: Can, Dismiss, Displace, Fire, Force Out, Give Notice, Give The Axe, Give The Sack, Sack, Send Away, Terminate
2. Verb. Make by laborious and precarious means. "He eked out a living as a painter"
Exact synonyms: Eke Out
Generic synonyms: Bring In, Clear, Earn, Gain, Make, Pull In, Realise, Realize, Take In
Generic synonyms: Bring In, Clear, Earn, Gain, Make, Pull In, Realise, Realize, Take In
3. Verb. Extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing. "Wring out the washcloth"
Exact synonyms: Wring Out
Generic synonyms: Draw Out, Extract, Pull, Pull Out, Pull Up, Take Out
Entails: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
Generic synonyms: Draw Out, Extract, Pull, Pull Out, Pull Up, Take Out
Entails: Compact, Compress, Constrict, Contract, Press, Squeeze
4. Verb. Obtain with difficulty. "He eked out some information from the archives"
5. Verb. Form or shape by forcing through an opening. "Extrude steel"
Exact synonyms: Extrude
Generic synonyms: Create, Make, Produce
Derivative terms: Extrusion, Extrusive
Generic synonyms: Create, Make, Produce
Derivative terms: Extrusion, Extrusive
6. Verb. Cause to come out in a squirt. "They squeeze out the bread with melted butter"; "The boy squirted water at his little sister"
Exact synonyms: Eject, Force Out, Squirt
Specialized synonyms: Spritz, Extravasate
Generic synonyms: Discharge
Derivative terms: Ejection, Squirt, Squirter
Specialized synonyms: Spritz, Extravasate
Generic synonyms: Discharge
Derivative terms: Ejection, Squirt, Squirter
Definition of Squeeze out
1. Verb. (transitive) (&lit squeeze out) ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To obtain a difficult victory in a competition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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