squeeze out

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
   transitive
2. (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
   transitive
3. (business) To oust (someone, especially shareholders).
   transitive
4. To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
   transitive

Equivalents

13 more languages

العربيةاعتصرنطل

Bosanskiisceditiisceđivatiiscijeditiiscjeđivatiiskapatiисцедитиисцеђиватиисциједитиисцјеђивати+ 6 more

Suomipudottaapuristaa

हिन्दीदुहनानिचोड़ना

Hrvatskiisceditiisceđivatiiscijeditiiscjeđivatiiskapatiисцедитиисцеђиватиисциједитиисцјеђивати+ 6 more

日本語絞り出す

Latinaexprimoexurgeo

Te Reo Māoritatau

Bahasa Melayuمماچول

Nederlandsuitknijpenuitpersen

Polskiwyciskaćwycisnąćwydusićwyduszaćwytłaczaćwytłoczyć+ 3 more

Српскиisceditiisceđivatiiscijeditiiscjeđivatiiskapatiисцедитиисцеђиватиисциједитиисцјеђивати+ 6 more

Українськавичавитивичавлювати

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.”

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