Meanings
present singular third person squeezes out · participle present squeezing out · participle past squeezed out · past squeezed out
- transitiveUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
Near-synonym: push out
3 more examples
Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush.
She squeezed out another kid, apparently, since we last saw her. [derogatory, informal]
Nothing more can be squeezed out of the motive power unit once the master controller has been moved to full on.
1963 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Modern Railways, page 115Synonyms: push out
- figurativelytransitiveusually(sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
Near-synonym: force out
3 more examples
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.
Huth headed wide inside two minutes, Andy Wilkinson blasted over from Shotton's cut-back and Jones was squeezed out when bearing down on goal.
2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC SportSynonyms: force out
- transitiveTo obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
Near-synonym: eke out
2 more examples
The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes.
The team managed to squeeze it out.
Synonyms: eke out
Synonyms & antonyms
verbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
verb(sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.
verbTo obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.
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Translations
Ancient Greek ἐκθλίβω, στραγγίζω
- ἐκθλίβω (ekthlíbō)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- στραγγίζω (strangízō)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Chinese Mandarin 擠出 /挤出, 壓出 /压出
- 擠出 /挤出 (jǐchū)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- 壓出 /压出 (yāchū)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- 擠掉 /挤掉 (jǐdiào)to force out competitors
Dutch uitknijpen, uitpersen
- uitknijpenused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- uitpersenused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Finnish puristaa, pudottaa
- puristaaused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- pudottaato force out competitors
French exprimer
- exprimerused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
German ausquetschen, auspressen
- ausquetschenused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- auspressenused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- herausschlagento obtain a difficult victory in a competition
- heraushauen (einen Sieg)to obtain a difficult victory in a competition
Japanese 絞り出す
- 絞り出す (shiboridasu)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Malay مماچول
- مماچول (memacul)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Māori tatau
- tatauused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Polish wyciskać, wycisnąć
- wyciskaćused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- wycisnąćused other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- wykluczaćto force out competitors
- wykluczyćto force out competitors
- zdobywać z trudemto obtain a difficult victory in a competition
- zdobyć z trudemto obtain a difficult victory in a competition
Russian выжима́ть, жать
- выжима́ть (vyžimátʹ)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- жать (žatʹ)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- вы́жать (výžatʹ)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- выда́вливать (vydávlivatʹ)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- вы́давить (výdavitʹ)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- вытесня́ть (vytesnjátʹ)to force out competitors
- тесни́ть (tesnítʹ)to force out competitors
- вы́теснить (výtesnitʹ)to force out competitors
Ukrainian вича́влювати, ви́чавити
- вича́влювати (vyčávljuvaty)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
- ви́чавити (výčavyty)used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out
Cite this entry
squeeze out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeeze%20out
“squeeze out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeeze%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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