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

Critics say investor cash inflates prices above what many house hunters can afford, essentially squeezing out first-time buyers. —Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025

Gently squeeze out excess water. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025

Her more compelling argument is that the one-per-centers are squeezing out the middle class. —Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025

Texas escaped a rock fight with Kentucky on Saturday night, squeezing out a 16-13 overtime road SEC win after a stellar defensive effort and a game-winning field goal from Mason Shipley. —Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 19 Oct. 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.