squeeze out

verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

transitive verb

: 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

This could result in the crypto industry’s pet bill getting squeezed out by competing priorities. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has launched South Africa’s first low-cost version of its weight-loss drug, in a bid to squeeze out counterfeit products in Africa’s most obese nation. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

Once Jonathan Kuminga and Corey Kispert arrived via midseason trades, Risacher was squeezed out. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The 500 best-scoring designs were run through the optimizer again to squeeze out further gains before a final version was built. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026

When pinning down the right amount to apply, expert advise two easy visual aids—opt for squeezing out a nickel size amount, or two finger length worths of product. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Once a major proof appears, mathematicians immediately begin probing it, looking for ways to sharpen the argument or squeeze out slightly stronger bounds. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 15 July 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, 15 July 2026

Orchid, 43, said the point of starting the landfill litigation was to shutter the dump and squeeze out enough money from the owners for her sick neighbors to move out of town. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 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.