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

Keane soaks the broccoli rabe, blanches it and squeezes out the bitter liquid. —Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026

But there’d also be significant overlap in hubs across the US, likely leading to fierce opposition from smaller rivals feeling squeezed out of the market. —Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Instead, gently squeeze out any excess water and lay your swimwear flat to air-dry. —Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

For their part, teachers and other union employees could come to regret whatever concessions UTLA manages to squeeze out of the district. —Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 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.