Definition of
squeeze_out has definitions from the field of work
1
[ verb ] (work) make by laborious and precarious means

Synonyms

eke_out

Examples

"He eked out a living as a painter"

Used in print

(Ann Ritner, Seize a Nettle....)

Maggie and Stuart pored over figures every_night , trying to find how they could squeeze_out a_few pennies more .

Related terms

gain

2
[ verb ] (work) force out

Examples

"Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans],...)

This might be done to arouse those who have been squeezed_out by the trims to exert pressure on the Legislature , so it would be more receptive to a tax proposal later in the year .

Related terms

fire

3
[ verb ] extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

Synonyms

wring_out

Examples

"wring out the washcloth"

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

Somehow Dr._Charles_Leale was forced through the mob and squeezed_out into the dingy corridor .

Related terms

extract compress

4
[ verb ] obtain with difficulty

Synonyms

eke_out

Examples

: "He eked out some information from the archives"

Related terms

obtain

5
[ verb ] form or shape by forcing through an opening; as of metal

Synonyms

extrude

Related terms

produce extrusion

6
[ verb ] cause to come out in a squirt

Synonyms

squirt eject force_out

Examples

"the boy squirted water at his little sister"

Related terms

discharge spritz extravasate expulsion

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