squeak

noun

1. (countable)A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
2. (uncountable)A card game similar to group solitaire.
3. (countable, slang)A narrow squeak.

   “"I had the very devil of a squeak for it," he went on. "I did the hurdles over two or three garden-walls, but so did the flyer who was on my tracks, and he drove me back into the straight and down to High Street like any lamplighter. […]”

verb

1. (intransitive)To emit a short, high-pitched sound.

   “But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather than screws or nails. I suspect the adhesive will eventually embrittle and crack, resulting in the same squeaking problems as before.”

2. (intransitive, slang)To inform, to squeal.

   “If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.”

3. (transitive)To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
4. (intransitive)To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to oneself in the card game of the same name.
5. (informal, intransitive)To win or progress by a narrow margin.

   “[…] allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.”

   “France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.”

name

1. (UK, World-War-I, slang)The British War Medal.