ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" | | 2. | squeeze out - make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" | | 3. | squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" | | 4. | squeeze out - obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" | | 5. | squeeze out - form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" | | 6. | squeeze out - cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister"spritz - eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface" extravasate - force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" |
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