squeeze out

verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

: to force out of a position, place, etc.

a small local restaurant squeezed out by a fast-food chain

Examples of squeeze out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the clothing has cooled, squeeze out the excess water and wash it as normal. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026

In these scenarios, flexibility can matter more than squeezing out a higher return. —Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

To ensure the spinach doesn't add too much moisture to your recipe, blanch, drain, and squeeze out the excess water. —Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026

Gently squeeze out the excess water and hang them to dry. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for squeeze out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Legal Definition

squeezeout

noun

squeeze·​out

ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t

: a corporate action or series of actions (as a refusal to declare dividends or the restricting of decision-making power in corporate governance) through which majority shareholders deprive minority shareholders of the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares compare freezeout

Note: Freezeout and squeezeout are sometimes used as synonyms.