squeeze out

squeeze out (third-person singular simple present squeezes out, present participle squeezing out, simple past and past participle squeezed out)

1. (transitive) Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see squeeze,‎ out.

   Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush

2. (transitive) To force a competitor out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one

   I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor

   They came from nowhere to take over second place, squeezing out the previously eighth-place team

   • 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Huth headed wide inside two minutes, Andy Wilkinson blasted over from Shotton's cut-back and Jones was squeezed out when bearing down on goal.

3. (transitive) To obtain a difficult victory in a competition

   The team managed to squeeze out a win in the final minutes