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    squeak
    /skwēk/

    noun

    • 1. a short, high-pitched sound or cry: "the door opened with a slight squeak"

    verb

    • 1. make a high-pitched sound or cry: "he oiled the hinges to stop them from squeaking" Similar peepcheeppipesqueal
    • 2. succeed in achieving something by a very narrow margin: informal "the bill squeaked through with just six votes to spare"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › squeakSqueak Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SQUEAK is to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise. How to use squeak in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSQUEAK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SQUEAK definition: 1. to make a short, very high cry or sound: 2. to only just succeed in something such as a test or…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › squeakSQUEAK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound. Informal. opportunity; chance: their last squeak to correct the manuscript. an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close ).

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › squeakSqueak - definition of squeak by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound. 2. informal an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak, near squeak) vb. 3. to make or cause to make a squeak. 4. ( intr; usually foll by through or by) to pass with only a narrow margin: to squeak through an examination. 5. ( intr) informal to confess information about oneself or another.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › squeakSqueak - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To squeak is to make a high, short sound. Your hungry pet mice squeak for food, and your creaky old wood floors squeak when you walk across them. A door with rusty hinges will squeak when you open it, and your own voice may squeak when you're nervous.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSQUEAK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    6 meanings: 1. a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound 2. informal an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak, near squeak).... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsqueak verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to speak in a very high voice, especially when you are nervous or excited. ‘Let go of me!’ he squeaked nervously. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to only just manage to win something, pass a test, etc. We squeaked into the final with a goal in the last minute.

  9. www.wordreference.com › definition › squeaksqueak - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    squeak by or through, [ no object] to succeed, survive, etc., by a very narrow margin: We managed to squeak by even though our budget had been cut.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › squeaksqueak - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

    squeak meaning, definition, what is squeak: to make a short high noise or cry that i...: Learn more.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSQUEAK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SQUEAK definition: to make a short, high sound: . Learn more.

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