squeeze out

phrasal verb

Definition of squeeze out

: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.

Big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.

Word by Word Definitions

squeeze play

: to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of : compress
: to extract or emit under pressure
: to force or thrust by compression

: an act or instance of squeezing : compression
: handclasp
: a quantity squeezed out from something

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out play

: in a direction away from the inside or center
: outside
: from among others

: eject, oust
: to identify publicly as being such secretly
: to become publicly known

used as a function word to indicate an outward movement

: situated outside : external
: out-of-bounds
: situated at a distance : outlying

: outside
: one who is out of office or power or on the outside
: an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball

: in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats

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Law Dictionary

squeezeout

noun squeeze·out \ ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t \

legal Definition of squeezeout

: 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.