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squeal


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squeal  \Squeal\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Squealed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Squealing}.]  [Of  Scand.  origin;  cf  Sw  sqv["a]la,  Norw. 
  skvella  Cf  {Squeak},  {Squall}.] 
  1.  To  cry  with  a  sharp,  shrill,  prolonged  sound,  as  certain 
  animals  do  indicating  want  displeasure,  or  pain. 
 
  2.  To  turn  informer;  to  betray  a  secret.  [Slang] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squeal  \Squeal\,  n. 
  A  shrill,  somewhat  prolonged  cry. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squeal 
  n  :  a  high-pitched  howl 
  v  1:  utter  a  high-pitched  cry,  characteristic  of  pigs  [syn:  {oink}] 
  2:  confess  to  a  punishable  or  reprehensible  deed,  usually  under 
  pressure  [syn:  {confess},  {shrive}] 




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