crowd out

/kraʊd aʊt/
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Other forms: crowded out; crowding out; crowds out

Definitions of crowd out
  1. verb
    press, force, or thrust out of a small space
    “The weeds crowded out the flowers”
    synonyms: force out
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    type of:
    displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
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