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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Near-synonym: push out
- Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush.
- She squeezed out another kid, apparently, since we last saw her. [derogatory, informal]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: push out
Antonyms: none provided
(sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive, usually
Examples
- Near-synonym: force out
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: force out
Antonyms: none provided
(business) To oust (someone, especially shareholders).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: force out, push out
Antonyms: none provided
To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Near-synonym: eke out
- The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes.
- The team managed to squeeze it out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eke out
Antonyms: none provided
extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wring out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out
cause to come out in a squirt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the boy squirted water at his little sister
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: squirt, force out, eject
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discharge
Narrower terms: spritz, extravasate
form or shape by forcing through an opening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extrude
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, make, create
obtain with difficulty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He eked out some information from the archives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eke out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: obtain
make by laborious and precarious means
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He eked out a living as a painter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: eke out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
force out
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
擠出 /挤出
(jǐchū)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Chinese Mandarin:
壓出 /压出
(yāchū)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Dutch:
uitknijpen
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Dutch:
uitpersen
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Egyptian:
i-a:f
(jꜥf)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Finnish:
puristaa
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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French:
exprimer
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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German:
ausquetschen
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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German:
auspressen
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Ancient Greek:
ἐκθλίβω
(ekthlíbō)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Ancient Greek:
στραγγίζω
(strangízō)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Japanese:
絞り出す
(shiboridasu)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Malay:
مماچول
(memacul)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Māori:
tatau
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Polish:
wyciskać
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Polish:
wycisnąć
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Russian:
выжима́ть
(vyžimátʹ)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Russian:
жать
(žatʹ)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Russian:
вы́жать
(výžatʹ)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Russian:
выда́вливать
(vydávlivatʹ)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Russian:
вы́давить
(výdavitʹ)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Tongan:
tatau
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Ukrainian:
вича́влювати
(vyčávljuvaty)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Ukrainian:
ви́чавити
(výčavyty)
— used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
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Chinese Mandarin:
擠掉 /挤掉
(jǐdiào)
— to force out competitors
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Finnish:
pudottaa
— to force out competitors
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Polish:
wykluczać
— to force out competitors
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Polish:
wykluczyć
— to force out competitors
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Russian:
вытесня́ть
(vytesnjátʹ)
— to force out competitors
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Russian:
тесни́ть
(tesnítʹ)
— to force out competitors
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Russian:
вы́теснить
(výtesnitʹ)
— to force out competitors
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German:
herausschlagen
— to obtain a difficult victory in a competition
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German:
heraushauen (einen Sieg)
— to obtain a difficult victory in a competition
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Polish:
zdobywać z trudem
— to obtain a difficult victory in a competition
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Polish:
zdobyć z trudem
— to obtain a difficult victory in a competition
