Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Squeak

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Squeak


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(1):

(n.) A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, 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.

(2):

(v. i.) To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.

(3):

(v. i.) 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.