Meaning of Squeak | Babel Free
skwiːkDefinitions
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The British War Medal. UK, World-War-I, slang
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A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals. countable
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A card game similar to group solitaire. uncountable
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A narrow squeak. countable, slang
Equivalents
Examples
“"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. […]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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