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squeeze out

DEFINITIONS OF: squeeze out

1

v extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

Synonyms:
wring out
Type of:
draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

v cause to come out in a squirt

Synonyms:
eject, force out, squirt
Types:
spritz
eject (a liquid) quickly
extravasate
force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
Type of:
discharge
pour forth or release

v force out

“Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts”
Type of:
can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

v form or shape by forcing through an opening

Synonyms:
extrude
Type of:
create, make, produce
create or manufacture a man-made product

v make by laborious and precarious means

Synonyms:
eke out
Type of:
bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

v obtain with difficulty

Synonyms:
eke out
Type of:
obtain
come into possession of
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