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squeak |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squeak \Squeak\, v. i. [imp.& p. p. {Squaked}; p. pr & vb n. {Squeaking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf Sw sqv["a]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.] 1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak. Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison. Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the ``squeaking pigs'' of Homer. --Pope. 2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squeak \Squeak\, n. A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: squeak n 1: a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of of shoes on powdery snow" 2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close call}, {close shave}, {squeaker}, {narrow escape}] v : make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {screech}, {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}, {skriech}, {skriegh}, {skreigh}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Squeak "Squeak: A Language for Communicating with Mice", L. Cardelli et al Comp Graphics 19(3):199-204 (July 1985) (See Newsqueak).
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