Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
force out
"Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
"wring out the washcloth"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"extrude steel"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 4
"He eked out some information from the archives"
Type of:
obtain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 5
"He eked out a living as a painter"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"the boy squirted water at his little sister"
Type of:
discharge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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