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- pronunciation:
- skwik
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- squeak by, squeak through
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a brief, high, shrill sound or cry, as of an unoiled wheel or a very small animal.
- similar words:
- creak
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| definition 2: |
(informal) an escape, usu. from some sort of danger (usu. prec. by "close," "narrow," or the like).
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
squeaks, squeaking, squeaked |
| definition: |
to emit a squeaking sound.
- similar words:
- creak
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| related words: |
peep |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to utter with a squeak.
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| related words: |
creak |
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| phrase: |
squeak by, squeak through |
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