Squeaker

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squeaker \Squeak"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, squeaks.
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     2. (Zool.) The Australian gray crow shrike ({Strepera
        anaphonesis}); -- so called from its note.


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     3.
        (a) A contest won by a small margin.
        (b) A narrow escape from harm. [Colloq.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  squeaker
       n 1: any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; "those
            sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?"
       2: something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin [syn: {close
          call}, {close shave}, {squeak}, {narrow escape}]