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

Or lean into your suppliers to squeeze out some better margins. —Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

At the same time, Liverpool showed them how titles were won — squeezing out ugly wins. —Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025

A little of this product goes a long way—squeeze out a pea-sized amount to blend across each eyelid. —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025

Until then, the fighting will likely continue as both Russia and Ukraine seek to squeeze out as much leverage as possible for full peace negotiations down the line. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 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.