Wiktionary
squeeze out
vb. 1 (context transitive English) (&lit squeeze out English) 2 (context transitive English) To force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one
WordNet
squeeze out
v. force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter" [syn: eke out]
extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth" [syn: wring out]
obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives" [syn: eke out]
form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel" [syn: extrude]
cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: squirt, force out, eject]