Squeak

/skwiːk/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
2. (uncountable, games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
3. (countable, slang) A narrow squeak.
4. (intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
5. (intransitive, slang) To inform, to squeal.
6. (transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
7. (intransitive, games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
8. (intransitive, informal) To win or progress by a narrow margin.

Example Sentences

"I had the very devil of a squeak for it," he went on. "I did the hurdles over two or three garden-walls, but so did the flyer who was on my tracks, and he drove me back into the straight and down to High Street like any lamplighter. […]

But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking problems as before.

If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.

[…] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.

France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.

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• squeaks
• squeaking
• squeaked

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