squeaked

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
   • But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking...2014 August 17, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: Repairing and replacing floorboards [print version: Never buy anything from a salesman, 16 August 2014, p. P7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property)
2. (intransitive, slang) To inform, to squeal.
   • If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

   Synonyms:

   drop a dime

3. (transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
4. (intransitive) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
5. (informal, intransitive) To win or progress by a narrow margin.
   • […] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.1999, Surfer, volume 40, numbers 7-12

   Antonyms:

   romp

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