Definition of Squak
Squeak (?), v. i. [imp.& p.
p. Squaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw.
sqväka 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.]
If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon
the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.
Dryden.
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.
Squeak (?), v. i. [imp.& p.
p. Squaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw.
sqväka 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.]
If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon
the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.
Dryden.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SQUEAK. A narrow escape, a chance: he had a squeak for
his life. To squeak; to confess, peach, or turn stag.
They squeak beef upon us; they cry out thieves after
us. CANT.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals
- To emit a short, high-pitched sound
- (slang) To inform, to squeal
- To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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