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squeak out

squeak out verb: to achieve something by a small margin.

Verb

squeak out (third-person singular simple present squeaks out, present participle squeaking out, simple past and past participle squeaked out)

  1. (US, informal, transitive) To achieve something by a small margin.
    • The AMA Pro Flat Track racing action was fast and furious at the Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend as the top ten riders finished within one second of each other, with flat track ‘Mile Specialist’ Willie McCoy squeaking out his first career Grand National victory after over 20 years of...2011 September 6, Bryan Harley, “Springfield Mile II Flat Track Results 2011”, in Motorcycle USA

Forms of squeak out

third-person singular presentsqueaks out
present participlesqueaking out
past participlesqueaked out
pastsqueaked out

Questions about squeak out

What does squeak out mean?
Squeak out means to achieve something by a small margin.
What part of speech is squeak out?
Squeak out is a verb.
What is the past tense of squeak out?
The past tense of squeak out is squeaked out.

Words near squeak out in the dictionary

  1. squdged
  2. squdges
  3. squdging
  4. squdgy
  5. squeak
  6. squeak out
  7. squeak through
  8. squeaked
  9. squeaked out
  10. squeaked through
  11. squeaker

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