[squeak] vb [ME squeken] vi (14c) 1: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise
2: squeal 2a
3: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin "just ~ed by in the election" ~ vt: to utter in a shrill piping tone
[2]squeak n (1700) 1: a sharp shrill cry or sound
2: escape "a close ~" -- squeaky adj