squeak Definition

squeak
noun

1. A short high-pitched cry or sound, like that made by a mouse or a rusty gate.
2. A narrow escape; a victory or success achieved by the slimmest of margins.

Form: narrow squeak (also)

verb, tr & intr squeaked, squeaking

1. To utter a squeak or with a squeak.

Thesaurus: creak, peep, shrill, whine, pipe, squeal.
2. To make something make a squeaking sound.

Example: squeaked the door closed

Derivative: squeaker
noun

Etymology: 14c: imitating the sound.

Phrasal Verb: squeak through something

To succeed in it by a narrow margin.