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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 ).
verb (used without object) to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound.
Slang . to confess or turn informer; squeal.
verb (used with object) to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks.
Verb Phrases 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.
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Origin of squeak 1350–1400; Middle English squeken, perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Swedish skväka to croak
OTHER WORDS FROM squeak squeak·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby squeak squawk, squawk box, squawky, squaw man, squawroot, squeak , squeak by, squeaker, squeaky, squeaky-clean, squeaky wheel gets the grease
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Example sentences from the Web for squeak And while polls show 594 is likely to pass, 591 could squeak by as well.
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Shapard, the pollster, predicts Lankford will just squeak by with a narrow majority.
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And it was the most that could squeak through a filibuster- hobbled Senate.
The Indispensible Nancy Pelosi | Robert Shrum| March 25, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But the GOP didn't just squeak out a few victories; they crushed.
Is Demography Destiny? | Megan McArdle| November 7, 2012| DAILY BEAST
If you keep quiet, you can squeak through without having to reveal your views.
Abortion Doesn't Matter | Adam Winkler| May 11, 2010| DAILY BEAST
How they squeal and squeak and sob when they are in trouble!
Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle
With a squeak and a sigh the door, terraced like a vault portal, swung outward slowly.
Fly By Night | Arthur Dekker Savage
And as he went he heard the squeak of a rat below his wheelbarrow.
The Adventures of A Brownie | Miss Mulock
There was a rustle of dresses and a squeak of castors, as the audience settled into chairs and the lights were lowered.
Lady Lilith | Stephen McKenna
Then, as a squeak of agony sounded from a Rogan in front of him, his mind grasped what had happened.
The Red Hell of Jupiter | Paul Ernst
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British Dictionary definitions for squeak noun a short shrill cry or high-pitched sound
informal an escape (esp in the phrases narrow squeak , near squeak )
verb to make or cause to make a squeak
(intr ; usually foll by through or by) to pass with only a narrow margin to squeak through an examination
(intr) informal to confess information about oneself or another
(tr) to utter with a squeak
Derived forms of squeak squeaker , noun squeaky , adjective squeakily , adverb squeakiness , noun Word Origin for squeak C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish skväka to croak
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