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squeeze out ThesaurusVerb | 1. | squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" | | 2. | squeeze out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"eke outearn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" | | 3. | squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"wring outextract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" | | 4. | squeeze out - obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"eke outobtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" | | 5. | squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"extrudeproduce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" | | 6. | squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister"squirt, eject, force outspritz - eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface"extravasate - force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channeldischarge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" | Translationssqueeze out
squeeze out (of something)1. To press something firmly to extract something from it, such as a liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squeeze" and "out." Well, good luck—you're going to have to sit on this tube of toothpaste if you want to squeeze any more out of it! Can you squeeze out any more ketchup, or is it empty?2. To force or push someone out of a particular place or role. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squeeze" and "out." Good luck squeezing me out of this job, honey—I've been here 35 years and am a personal friend of the CEO.3. To obtain something, especially information, from someone by applying physical or psychological pressure to them. A noun or pronoun can be used between "squeeze" and "out." The police tried to squeeze a confession out of the suspect, but she was adamant that she was innocent. The henchman had the spy tied up to the chair, squeezing information out of him with every torture technique he could use.4. To exit some cramped or crowded place or thing by contorting one's body so as to slip past other people or through an opening. There were so many people in the room that I eventually had to squeeze out and get some fresh air. Mary's car is so small that I have to hunch over in the front seat with my knees up around my ears, and then I have to squeeze out of it again when we arrive.See also: out, squeezesqueeze outv.1. To extract something by or as if by applying pressure: I cut open a lemon and squeezed out the juice. The detective squeezed a confession out of the suspect.2. To force out or displace someone or something by gaining better access to a limited resource: The larger puppies squeezed out the smallest as they competed for the mother's milk. The town center was once populated with local artists, but large retail stores have since squeezed them out.See also: out, squeezeEncyclopediaSeesqueezeFinancialSeeSqueezesqueeze out
Synonyms for squeeze outverb force outRelated Words- give notice
- give the axe
- give the sack
- sack
- send away
- can
- force out
- displace
- fire
- dismiss
- terminate
verb make by laborious and precarious meansSynonymsRelated Words- earn
- realise
- pull in
- bring in
- realize
- gain
- make
- take in
- clear
verb extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressingSynonymsRelated Words- extract
- pull out
- pull up
- draw out
- take out
- pull
verb obtain with difficultySynonymsRelated Wordsverb form or shape by forcing through an openingSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cause to come out in a squirtSynonymsRelated Words- spritz
- extravasate
- discharge
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