squeak

Plural: squeaks

Noun

• a short high-pitched noise
  • "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"
• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
• A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
• A card game similar to group solitaire.
• A narrow squeak.

Verb

Verb Forms: squeaked, squeaking, squeaks

• To make a sharp, high-pitched sound.
• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
• To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
• To inform, to squeal.
• To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
• To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
• To win or progress by a narrow margin.

Examples

• He could just SQUEAK by with a low-scoring word, narrowly avoiding a blank turn.

Synonyms

close call, close shave, creak, narrow escape, screak, screech, skreak, squeaker, whine, drop a dime, grass up, snitch

Anagrams of squeak