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SQUEAK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Synonyms:

close call; close shave; narrow escape; squeak; squeaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("squeak" is a kind of...):

accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short high-pitched noise

Example:

the squeak of shoes on powdery snow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("squeak" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Derivation:

squeak (make a high-pitched, screeching noise)

squeaky (having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Example:

My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms:

creak; screak; screech; skreak; squeak; whine

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "squeak" is one way to...):

make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

Cars squeak in the streets

The streets squeak with cars

Derivation:

squeak (a short high-pitched noise)

squeaker (any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used)

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