Squeak means a short, high-pitched, sharp sound, and as a verb it means to make that sound. As a noun, a squeak is a brief shrill noise like that made by a mouse, a rusty hinge, rubber shoes on floor, or a squeaky toy. For example, the mouse let out a squeak, or I heard a squeak from the brakes. As a verb, to squeak means to emit such a sound, as in the door squeaks, or he squeaked in a high voice. Squeak also has figurative and slang meanings. To squeak by or squeak through means to barely succeed or get through by a narrow margin, as in he squeaked by with a D grade. In slang, to squeak can mean to inform on someone or confess, similar to squeal, as in he squeaked to police. Pipsqueak means a small insignificant person. Tight squeak means a narrow escape. The phrase the squeaky wheel gets the grease means the person who complains gets attention. So squeak primarily means high-pitched noise, but also means narrow success or informing, depending on context, and is often associated with smallness and high frequency.
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