English dictionary

squeak

/skw/i/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a short high-pitched noise

noun.event

Examples
The squeak of shoes on powdery snow.

Source: WordNet 3.0
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

noun.act

Synonyms close call close shave narrow escape squeaker

Source: WordNet 3.0
A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.

noun

Source: webster1913

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

verb.perception

Synonyms creak screak screech skreak whine

Source: WordNet 3.0
To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak.

verb

Source: webster1913