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Squeak
Definitions
- 1 The British War Medal. UK, World-War-I, slang
- 1 A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals. countable
- 2 something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin wordnet
- 3 A card game similar to group solitaire. uncountable
- 4 a short high-pitched noise wordnet
- 5 A narrow squeak. countable, slang
""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. […]"
- 1 To emit a short, high-pitched sound. intransitive
"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."
- 2 make a high-pitched, screeching noise wordnet
- 3 To inform, to squeal. intransitive, slang
"If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him."
- 4 To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner. transitive
- 5 To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name. intransitive
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- 6 To win or progress by a narrow margin. informal, intransitive
"[…] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin."
Etymology
An allusion to the newspaper cartoon strip Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
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