- pronunciation:
- krik
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
creaks, creaking, creaked |
definition: |
to make, or move with, a grating or squeaking noise, as a chair under the stress of a person's weight.
We heard the old stairs creak as she tried to sneak up to her room.Her bones creak when the weather is cold and damp.The chair creaked when he sat down on it.- synonyms:
- grate, rasp, squeak
- similar words:
- scrape, screech
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related words: |
groan |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to cause to emit a grating or squeaking sound.
He creaked the old door open.- synonyms:
- grate
- similar words:
- rasp, screech, squeak
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a grating or squeaking sound, as of unlubricated machinery parts rubbing against each other.
We heard the creak of the old water pump.- synonyms:
- scrape, scratch, squeak
- similar words:
- grind, groan, rasp, screech
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Are you looking for the word
creek (a small stream)? In many parts of the US,
creak and
creek are said in exactly the same way.