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noun
1.
a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
2.
Informal. opportunity; chance: their last squeak to correct the manuscript.
3.
an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close).
verb (used without object)
4.
to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound.
5.
Slang. to confess or turn informer; squeal.
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Squeaks
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object)
Verb phrase6.
to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks.
7.
squeak by/through, to succeed, survive, pass, win, etc., by a very narrow margin: They can barely squeak by on their income. The team managed to squeak through.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English squeken, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish skväka to croak
1350–1400; Middle English squeken, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Swedish skväka to croak
Related forms
squeak·ing·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
squeak
late 14c., probably of imitative origin, similar to Middle Swedish skväka "to squeak, croak." The noun is from 1660s; sense of "narrow escape" is from 1822. Squeaky clean in fig. sense is from 1972, probably from advertisements for dishwashing liquid.
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