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  • 81squeeze sb/sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …

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  • 82squeeze sth out — UK US squeeze sb/sth out Phrasal Verb with squeeze({{}}/skwiːz/ verb [T] FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► to make it impossible for a person or company to continue to do business or be successful: »Some investors found themselves squeezed out because their… …

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  • 83squeeze out — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If a person or thing is squeezed out, they are no longer included in something that they were previously involved in. [be V ed P] Other directors appear happy that Lord Hollick has been squeezed out... [be V ed P of n]… …

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  • 84squeeze — 1 verb 1 (T) to press something firmly inwards: Alice squeezed his arm affectionately. | Must you squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle? 2 (T) to get liquid from something by pressing it: squeeze sth out: Try to squeeze a bit more out of the… …

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  • 85squeeze — 1. verb 1) I squeezed the bottle Syn: compress, press, crush, squash, pinch, nip, grasp, grip, clutch, flatten 2) squeeze the juice from both oranges Syn: extract, press …

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  • 86press# — press n throng, crush, *crowd, mob, rout, horde Analogous words: *multitude, army, host, legion press vb Press, bear, bear down, squeeze, crowd, jam mean to exert pressure upon something or someone continuously or for a length of time. They are… …

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  • 87squeeze — 1. verb 1) I squeezed the bottle Syn: compress, press, crush, squash, pinch, nip, grasp, grip, clutch 2) squeeze the juice from both oranges Syn: extract, press …

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  • 88squeeze in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms squeeze in : present tense I/you/we/they squeeze in he/she/it squeezes in present participle squeezing in past tense squeezed in past participle squeezed in to be able to do something, even though you do not… …

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  • 89squeeze out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms squeeze out : present tense I/you/we/they squeeze out he/she/it squeezes out present participle squeezing out past tense squeezed out past participle squeezed out 1) if one business or part of a system… …

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  • 90squeeze*/ — [skwiːz] verb I 1) [I/T] to press something firmly Ruth smiled, squeezing his hand affectionately.[/ex] 2) [T] to press something such as a liquid out of something She squeezed some cream onto her hands.[/ex] 3) [I/T] to fit something into a… …

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