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Definitions for Squeak

[1] a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
[2] Informal . opportunity; chance: their last squeak to correct the manuscript.
[3] an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close ).
[4] to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound.
[5] Slang . to confess or turn informer; squeal.
[6] to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks.
[7] squeak by /through , to succeed, survive, pass, win, etc., by a very narrow margin: They can barely squeak by on their income. The team managed to squeak through.
[8] a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound
[9] informal an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak , near squeak )
[10] to make or cause to make a squeak
[11] (intr ; usually foll by through or by) to pass with only a narrow margin to squeak through an examination
[12] (intr) informal to confess information about oneself or another
[13] (tr) to utter with a squeak

Words related to Squeak

creak, screech, squeal, sound, pipe, yelp, cry, whine, cheep, grate, sing, peep, shrill, scream, talk

Words nearby Squeak

squawfish, squawk, squawk box, squawky, squawroot, squeak, squeak by, squeaker, squeaky, squeaky wheel gets the grease, squeaky-clean

Origin of Squeak

1350–1400; Middle English squeken, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish skväka to croak

Other words from Squeak

squeak·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Squeak

C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skväka to croak

Synonyms for Squeak

creak, screech, squeal, cheep, cry, grate, peep, pipe, scream, shrill, sing, sound, talk, whine, yelp, scritch