squeakernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈskwiː.kər/us/ˈskwiː.kɚ/squeaker noun [ C ] (SOUND)
a small device used inside children's toys that makes a short, high sound when it is pressed
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Toys & dolls
- action figure
- building block
- cat's cradle
- doll
- doll's house
- go-kart
- golliwog
- golly
- gyro
- gyroscope
- hand puppet
- kaleidoscope
- pinwheel
- sandcastle
- scooter
- snowman
- soft toy
- teddy
- trike
- windmill
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squeaker noun [ C ] (CLOSE COMPETITION)
US a competition or race that you only just win or lose:
The Buffalo Bills lost a squeaker to the Dallas Cowboys.
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Losing and being defeated
- battering
- capitulate
- defeat
- downfall
- drubbing
- fallen
- give
- give in
- go
- go down
- knuckle under
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- lose
- say
- succumb
- tail
- throw
- throw in the towel idiom 1
- tie
- you win! idiom
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