Meaning of squeeze out | Babel Free
Definitions
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
- (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
- (business) To oust (someone, especially shareholders).
- To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
Equivalents
Bosanski
iscediti
isceđivati
iscijediti
iscjeđivati
iskapati
исцедити
исцеђивати
исциједити
исцјеђивати
Deutsch
ausdrücken
auspressen
Auspressen
ausquetschen
ausquetschen
heraushauen (einen Sieg)
herausschlagen
Français
exprimer
Hrvatski
iscediti
isceđivati
iscijediti
iscjeđivati
iskapati
исцедити
исцеђивати
исциједити
исцјеђивати
Te Reo Māori
tatau
Bahasa Melayu
مماچول
Examples
“Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush.”
“Nothing more can be squeezed out of the motive power unit once the master controller has been moved to full on.”
“I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor”
“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.”
“The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes.”
“The team managed to squeeze it out.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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