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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  Squeak
       
           1. 
       
          ["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).
       
          http://www.squeak.org/)" rel="nofollow">Squeak Home (http://www.squeak.org/).
       
          http://www.squeakland.org/)" rel="nofollow">SqueakCentral (http://www.squeakland.org/).
       
          (2002-11-03)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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["a]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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Squeak \Squeak\, v. i. [imp.& p. p. Squaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw.
     sqv["a]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.
  
              Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans
              squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison.
  
              Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the
              ``squeaking pigs'' of Homer.          --Pope.
  
     2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or
        punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Squeak \Squeak\, 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.

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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects
  rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
     2 (lb en uncountable games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
     3 (lb en countable slang) A narrow squeak.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang) To inform, to squeal.
     3 (lb en transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player
  deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
     5 (lb en intransitive informal) To win or progress by a narrow
  margin.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects
  rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
     2 (lb en uncountable games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
     3 (lb en countable slang) A narrow squeak.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang) To inform, to squeal.
     3 (lb en transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player
  deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
     5 (lb en intransitive informal) To win or progress by a narrow
  margin.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects
  rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
     2 (lb en uncountable games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
     3 (lb en countable slang) A narrow squeak.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang) To inform, to squeal.
     3 (lb en transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player
  deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
     5 (lb en intransitive informal) To win or progress by a narrow
  margin.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects
  rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
     2 (lb en uncountable games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
     3 (lb en countable slang) A narrow squeak.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
     2 (lb en intransitive slang) To inform, to squeal.
     3 (lb en transitive) To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
     4 (lb en intransitive games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player
  deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
     5 (lb en intransitive informal) To win or progress by a narrow
  margin.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     Englanti n.
     vinkaisu
     Englanti vb.
     vinkaista, vinkua, vikistä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  squeak
     Engelska vb.
     1 pipa, vanligen om råtta
     2 (tagg slang språk=en) tjalla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Squeak /skwˈiːk/
  الصرير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  squeak //skwiːk// 
  писък
  short, high-pitched sound

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  squeak //skwiːk// 
  1. пискам, скърцам
  emit sound
  2. доноснича
  inform