if one business or part of a system squeezes out another, the first one becomes so important or successful, or takes up so much time, that the other cannot succeed or continue to exist
The companytriedhard to squeeze out competitors and raiseprices.
Musicinstruction is slowly being squeezed out of the curriculum.
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
interfere with
inhibit
disrupt
2
(squeeze something out of someone) to make someone tell you something even though they do not want to
They made one finalattempt to squeezeconcessions out of us.
Synonyms and related words
To persuade someone to tell you something
squeeze out
force out of
drag out of
squeeze out
phrasal verb transitive
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
squeeze out
he/she/it
squeezes out
present participle
squeezing out
past tense
squeezed out
past participle
squeezed out
DEFINITIONS2
1
if one business or part of a system squeezes out another, the first one becomes so important or successful, or takes up so much time, that the other cannot succeed or continue to exist
The companytriedhard to squeeze out competitors and raiseprices.
Musicinstruction is slowly being squeezed out of the curriculum.
Synonyms and related words
To stop something from continuing or developing
cut into
shut off
kill
2
(squeeze something out of someone) to make someone tell you something even though they do not want to
They made one finalattempt to squeezeconcessions out of us.