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# squeak

verb (squeak, squeaks, squeaked, squeaking); noun (a squeak, squeaks)

«squeak» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A squeak is a short, high, thin sound, like a mouse makes or a door that needs oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#m1)
2. To squeak is to make that sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#m2)
3. «Squeak through» or «squeak by» means to only just pass or win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons squeaks are high-pitched sounds with fast vibrations. In stories mice squeak and old doors creak and squeak. Phrases: «not a squeak», «squeak by», «a squeaky toy», «the squeaky wheel gets the grease».

### Examples

- The mouse gave a little squeak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x1)
- My new shoes squeak on the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x2)
- The door squeaked as it opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x3)
- The dog loves its squeaky toy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x4)
- We squeaked through to the final by one point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x5)
- I didn't hear a squeak from the baby all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x6)
- ‘The weathercock is squeaking now,’ said he. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/#x7)

### Note

Past: «squeaked». Adjective: «squeaky». «Squeaky clean» means very clean or very well-behaved. A squeak is higher and shorter than a «creak».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «squeak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeak/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«squeak» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squeak.html) on Mova free.