squeeze out

verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

transitive verb

: to force out of a position, place, etc.
a small local restaurant squeezed out by a fast-food chain

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To prep the tofu, squeeze out excess water then cube or crumble it. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 6 July 2026 Pat dry with a kitchen towel, squeezing out excess water. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 June 2026 Before each use, squeeze out the excess vinegar and toss the washcloth in the dryer with a wet load of laundry. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 July 2026 Iran knows the tactic can squeeze out political concessions, too. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for squeeze out

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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.

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