A NARROW SQUEAK BRIT.

Meaning of A NARROW SQUEAK BRIT. in English

a narrow squeak Brit.

informal

an escape or victory that is narrowly achieved.

→ narrow

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SQUEAK — crepitar, cracar
English interlingue dictionary
BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SQUEAK — I. ˈskwēk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English squeken, probably of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. : to utter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NARROW — I. ˈna(ˌ)rō, -_rə also ˈne(-, often -_rəw+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English narwe, naru, narowe, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NARROW — (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference …
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — (superl.) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a …
Английский словарь Webster
BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
Английский словарь Webster
NARROW — ( superl. ) Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — ( superl. ) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SQUEAK — — squeakingly , adv. /skweek/ , n. 1. a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound. 2. Informal. opportunity; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NARROW — — narrowly , adv. — narrowness , n. /nar"oh/ , adj., narrower, narrowest , v. , n. adj. 1. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — n. small herring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SQUEAK — I. ˈskwēk verb Etymology: Middle English squeken, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. : to utter or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NARROW — I. ˈner-(ˌ)ō, ˈna-(ˌ)rō adjective Etymology: Middle English narowe, from Old English nearu; akin to Old High German narwa scar Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SQUEAK — vi to break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. 2. squeak ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
NARROW — superl parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish. 2. narrow ·superl of little extent; very limited; circumscribed. 3. narrow ·superl scrutinizing in detail; …
Webster English vocab
BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
Webster English vocab
BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SQUEAK — [squeak] vb [ME squeken] vi (14c) 1: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise 2: squeal 2a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SQUEAK — squeak BrE AmE skwiːk ▷ squeaked skwiːkt ▷ squeaking ˈskwiːk ɪŋ ▷ squeaks skwiːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NARROW — narrow BrE AmE ˈnær əʊ AmE -oʊ ˈner- ▷ narrow|ed d ▷ narrow|er ə AmE ə r ▷ narrow|est ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SQUEAK — / skwiːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] to make a short high sound that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NARROW — / ˈnærəʊ; NAmE -roʊ/ adjective , verb ■ adjective ( nar·row·er , nar·row·est ) 1. measuring a short distance from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUEAK — I. squeak 1 /skwiːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From the sound ] 1 . [intransitive] to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NARROW — I. nar ‧ row 1 S3 W2 /ˈnærəʊ $ -roʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nearu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SQUEAK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a short shrill cry as of a mouse. b a slight high-pitched sound as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NARROW — adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SQUEAK — n. & v. n. 1 a a short shrill cry as of a mouse. b a slight high-pitched sound as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NARROW — adj., n., & v. adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SQUEAK — n. & v. --n. 1. a a short shrill cry as of a mouse. b a slight high-pitched sound as …
Oxford English vocab
NARROW — adj., n., & v. --adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1. a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined …
Oxford English vocab
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
SQUEAK — ( squeaks, squeaking, squeaked) 1. If something or someone squeaks , they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots squeaked …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NARROW — ( narrower, narrowest, narrows, narrowing, narrowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SQUEAK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If something or someone ~s, they make a short, high-pitched sound. My boots ~ed a little …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SQUEAK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bubble and squeak COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB by ▪ New York Head Start …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NARROW — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a narrow belt ▪ The tree grows in a narrow belt around the western …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
Cambridge English vocab
NARROW
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUEAK — See: PIP-SQUEAK.
Slang English vocab
SQUEAK — A narrow escape, a chance: he had a squeak for his life. To squeak; to confess, peach, or turn stag. …
Slang English vocab
SQUEAK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little , small ▪ high , high-pitched ▪ frightened , terrified VERB + SQUEAK ▪ give …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NARROW — INDEX: 1. not wide 2. to become narrower RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ WIDE see also ↑ THIN ◆◆◆ 1. not …
Longman Activator English vocab
SQUEAK — n. 25B6; noun & verb the vole's dying squeak 007C; the rat squeaked : PEEP, cheep, pipe, piping, squeal, tweet, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NARROW — n. 25B6; adjective the path became narrower : SMALL, tapered, tapering, narrowing; archaic strait. her narrow waist : SLENDER, slim, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SQUEAK — < language > 1. ["Squeak: A Language for Communicating with Mice", L. Cardelli et al, Comp Graphics 19(3):199-204, July 1985]. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BRIT — ➡ Briton
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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