Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.

    Near-synonym: push out

    Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush.

    ausquetschen, auspressen

    выжима́тьvyžimátʹ, жатьžatʹ, вы́жатьvýžatʹ

    вича́влюватиvyčávljuvaty, ви́чавитиvýčavyty

  2. (figuratively, transitive, usually)(sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.

    Near-synonym: force out

    I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor.

    вытесня́тьvytesnjátʹ, тесни́тьtesnítʹ, вы́теснитьvýtesnitʹ

    to press or force out

  3. (transitive)(business) To oust (someone, especially shareholders).

  4. (transitive)To obtain (a difficult victory) in a competition.

    Near-synonym: eke out

    The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes.

    herausschlagen, heraushauen (einen Sieg)

    obtain with difficulty

Examples

21 sentences
  1. I squeezed the juice out of the oranges.

    ruЯ выжал сок из апельсинов. — heccele

  2. He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube.

    ruОн выдавил зубную пасту из тюбика. — marafon

    deEr presste Zahnpasta aus der Tube. — xtofu80

  3. You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.

  4. She tried to squeeze the juice out of the orange.

    ruОна попыталась выжать сок из апельсина. — Hellerick

  5. Ziri squeezed the splinter out easily.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out:
Русский
By meaning 2
used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out:
to force out competitors:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
used other than as an idiom, to squeeze out:
to obtain a difficult victory in a competition:

Forms

squeezes out, squeezing out, squeezed out, squeezed out
Base formsqueeze out · to squeeze out
3rd person singularsqueezes out
Present participlesqueezing out
Past simplesqueezed out
Past participlesqueezed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysqueeze out
he, she, itsqueezes out

Past simpleLesson

all personssqueezed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave squeezed out
he, she, ithas squeezed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill squeeze out

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedpinch off
Derivedsqueezeout

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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