squeeze out

auspressen, herausdrücken

Etwas durch kräftiges Drücken aus einem Behälter oder Material herausbringen.

In einfachem Englisch: To force something out of a container or material by pressing it firmly.

• Squeeze out the extra water.
• She squeezed some toothpaste out of the tube.
• Can you squeeze out enough lemon juice for the sauce?

So benutzt man es: squeeze something out of something (Squeeze the water out of the cloth.)

Synonyme: press out, force out

Häufige Wendungen: squeeze out juice, squeeze water out, squeeze out toothpaste

hinausdrängen, verdrängen

Jemanden zwingen, eine Gruppe, ein Unternehmen oder eine Position zu verlassen, oft durch Druck oder ungerechte Behandlung.

In einfachem Englisch: To force someone to leave a group, business, or position, often through pressure or unfair treatment.

• The company squeezed out its small shareholders.
• They squeezed him out of the board by refusing to support him.
• Small shop owners were squeezed out as rents rose.

So benutzt man es: squeeze someone out of something (The new owners squeezed her out of the business.)

Synonyme: force out, oust, exclude

Häufige Wendungen: squeeze someone out, squeeze shareholders out

knapp gewinnen, mühsam erringen

Nach großer Anstrengung gewinnen, meist mit einem sehr kleinen Vorsprung.

In einfachem Englisch: To win after a difficult effort, usually by a small amount.

• We squeezed out a narrow win.
• The team squeezed out a victory after two extra periods.
• Can they squeeze out another win against such strong opponents?

So benutzt man es: squeeze out a win/victory (They squeezed out a win with a goal in the final minute.)

Synonyme: eke out, scrape

Häufige Wendungen: squeeze out victory, squeeze out wins

verdrängen, ausstechen

Einen Platz besetzen, den ein Konkurrent hatte oder wollte, sodass dieser keinen Platz mehr bekommt.

In einfachem Englisch: To take a place that another competitor wanted or held, leaving them without one.

• Our team squeezed out its closest rival.
• His final jump squeezed me out of third place.
• A newcomer squeezed her out of the national team.

So benutzt man es: squeeze someone out of something (Her improved score squeezed another runner out of the final.)

Synonyme: displace, edge out

Häufige Wendungen: squeeze out someone, squeeze rivals out