squeeze out

phrasal verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes 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.

Examples of squeeze out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Missouri is another state that could take action, and there may be some opportunity in Florida and other states to squeeze out additional Republican districts. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

Obviously, the overall deliveries are instrumental in establishing the average unit cost for each 30-second sliver of airtime, but when a half-minute is commanding $8 million a pop, there’s only so much extra dough that can be squeezed out of the Big Game’s sponsors. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Once frozen, transfer to a freezer-safe zip-top bag or airtight container, squeeze out any excess air, and seal tightly before freezing. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025

Republicans face more limited possibilities of squeezing out another GOP seat in Indiana. —Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

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.