| squeak | 1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak. "Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch?" (Addison) "Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer." (Pope) 2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. "If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him." (Dryden) Origin: Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. Sqvaka to croak, Icel. Skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| squeaker | 1. One who, or that which, squeaks. 2. <zoology> The Australian gray crow shrile (Strepera anaphonesis); so called from its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| squeak | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
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| squeak | a short high-pitched noise |
| squeak | make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door |
| squeak | escape |
| squeak | manage one's existence barely |
| squeak | escape |
| squeak | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
| squeak | any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used |
| squeak | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge |
| squeak | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge |
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