squeeze out

/skwiz aʊt/

Other forms: squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

Definitions of squeeze out

1. verb

   extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
   synonyms: wring out

   type of:

   draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out

   remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
2. verb

   cause to come out in a squirt
   synonyms: eject, force out, squirt

   types:

   spritz

   eject (a liquid) quickly

   extravasate

   force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel

   type of:

   discharge

   pour forth or release
3. verb

   force out
   “Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts”

   type of:

   can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
4. verb

   form or shape by forcing through an opening
   synonyms: extrude

   type of:

   create, make, produce

   create or manufacture a man-made product
5. verb

   make by laborious and precarious means
   synonyms: eke out

   type of:

   bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in

   earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
6. verb

   obtain with difficulty
   synonyms: eke out

   type of:

   obtain

   come into possession of