squeeze out

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause a liquid or substance to exit a container or material by applying pressure.
    • To obtain something (information, a living, etc.) with great difficulty or effort.
    • To force someone or something out of a position, place, or situation, often through pressure or competition.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb:
    • She squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste from the tube.
    • The reporter managed to squeeze out a statement from the reluctant official.
    • Smaller businesses are being squeezed out of the market by large corporations.
Advanced Usage
  • "to squeeze out a living": to earn just enough money to survive, with great difficulty.
    • For years, he squeezed out a living by selling handmade crafts.
  • "to squeeze out every last drop": to use something completely, leaving nothing; often used literally and figuratively.
    • The coach told the team to squeeze out every last drop of effort.
Variants and Related Words
  • Squeeze (verb): To apply pressure, especially with the hands. (e.g., )
  • Wring out (phrasal verb): To extract liquid by twisting and compressing. A close synonym in one context of 'squeeze out'. (e.g., )
  • Eke out (phrasal verb): To make a supply last longer or obtain something with difficulty. Often used interchangeably with 'squeeze out' for obtaining a living or information. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Extract: To remove or obtain something, often with effort.
  • Force out: To compel someone to leave a position.
  • Expel: To force something out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Squeeze in: To manage to find time for someone or something.
    • I can squeeze in a quick meeting at 3 PM.
  • Squeeze through: To barely manage to pass through a tight space or succeed in something.
    • The cat squeezed through the narrow gap in the fence.
Related Idioms
  • Squeeze blood from a stone: To try to get something (like money or information) from a person or source that is very unlikely to provide it.
    • Getting him to apologize is like trying to squeeze blood from a stone.
Verb
  1. cause to come out in a squirt
    • the boy squirted water at his little sister
  2. form or shape by forcing through an opening
    • extrude steel
  3. obtain with difficulty
    • He eked out some information from the archives
  4. extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
    • wring out the washcloth
  5. make by laborious and precarious means
    • He eked out a living as a painter
  6. force out
    • Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts

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