Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - squeak

(squeaks, squeaking, squeaked) 1. If something or someone squeaks, they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots squeaked a little as I walked... The door squeaked open... She squeaked with delight. VERB: V, V adj, V with n • Squeak is also a noun. He gave an outraged squeak. N-COUNT 2. To squeak through or squeak by means to only just manage to get accepted, get included in something, or win something. The President’s economic package squeaked through the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 213... VERB: V prep/adv 3. see also bubble and squeak