| VERB | social | squeeze out | force out |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | squeeze out, eke out | make by laborious and precarious means | |
| contact | squeeze out, wring out | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing | |
| possession | squeeze out, eke out | obtain with difficulty | |
| creation | squeeze out, extrude | form or shape by forcing through an opening | |
| contact | squeeze out, squirt, force out, eject | cause to come out in a squirt |
| Meaning | Force out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | Terminate the employment of |
| Spanish | excluir, recortar | |
| Catalan | excloure | |
| Meaning | make by laborious and precarious means. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | eke out | |
| Broader | gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in | earn on some commercial or business transaction |
| Spanish | ganarse la vida | |
| Meaning | extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | wring out | |
| Entails | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Broader | extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out, rip out, tear out | Remove, usually with some force or effort |
| See also | squeeze | press firmly |
| Spanish | escurrir | |
| Meaning | Obtain with difficulty. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | eke out | |
| Broader | obtain | Come into possession of |
| Spanish | extraer | |
| Meaning | form or shape by forcing through an opening. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | extrude | |
| Entailed by | spin | form a web by making a thread |
| Broader | produce, make, create | create or manufacture a man-made product |
| See also | squeeze | press firmly |
| Spanish | expulsar, sacar | |
| Catalan | expulsar, treure | |
| Meaning | Cause to come out in a squirt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | squirt, force out, eject | |
| Narrower | extravasate | Force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel |
| spritz | Eject (a liquid / liquid) quickly | |
| Broader | discharge | pour forth or release |
| See also | squeeze | press firmly |
| Spanish | chorrear | |
| Catalan | rajar | |
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