5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Squeak \Squeak\ (skw[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squeaked} (skw[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeaking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqv[aum]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. [1913 Webster] Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison. [1913 Webster] Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.] Syn: squeal. [1913 Webster] If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Squeak \Squeak\, n. A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly uttered, 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" [syn: {screech}, {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 71 Moby Thesaurus words for "squeak": bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, break, call, caterwaul, change, creak, cry, give tongue, give voice, grate, howl, keen, look-in, low, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, nark, neigh, nicker, occasion, opening, peach, pimp, pipe, pule, rat, roar, screak, scream, screech, shot, show, shriek, shrill, sing, skirl, skreigh, snitch, squall, squawk, squeal, stool, time, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yelp, yip, yowl From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: Squeak1. ["Squeak: A Language for Communicating with Mice", L. Cardelli et al, Comp Graphics 19(3):199-204, July 1985]. See {Newsqueak}. 2. A {Smalltalk} implementation and a media {authoring} tool by members of the original {Xerox PARC} team which created Smalltalk ({Alan Kay}, Dan Ingalls, et al). Squeak is an {open-source} implementation, with a highly portable {virtual machine} implemented in a subset of Smalltalk (translated into {C} and compiled by a C {compiler} of the target {platform}). {Squeak Home (http://www.squeak.org/)}. {SqueakCentral (http://www.squeakland.org/)}. (2002-11-03)
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