squeeze out

• Verbe à particule signifiant extraire quelque chose en pressant, ou évincer quelqu'un/quelque chose d'une position ou d'une situation.

A phrasal verb meaning to extract something by applying pressure, or to force someone or something out of a position or situation.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Extract liquidformal

   To press something firmly to force liquid out of it.

   presser pour extraire un liquide

   • She squeezed out the last drops of lemon juice.
   • He squeezed out the water from the wet sponge.
   • The machine squeezes out the oil from the seeds.

   Synonymesexpressextractforce outpress outwring out

2. Force out or excludeinformal

   To force someone or something out of a position or situation, often by competition or pressure.

   Éliminer par pression ou concurrence

   • The new company squeezed out its smaller competitors.
   • He was squeezed out of the team after the new manager arrived.
   • The rising costs squeezed out all the profit from the business.

   Synonymescrowd outdisplaceexcludeforce outoustpush outsupplant

   Antonymesacceptincluderetainwelcome

Verbe de basesqueeze