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Definition: Squeak |
SqueakNoun1. A short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of of shoes on powdery snow". 2. Something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin. Verb1. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "squeak" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Squeak "Squeak: A Language for Communicating with Mice", L. Cardelli et al, Comp Graphics 19(3):199-204 (July 1985) (See Newsqueak). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Biology & Biotechnology | To utter or make a short shrill cry or noise. Source: European Union. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | SQUEAK. A narrow escape, a chance: he had a squeak for his life. To squeak; to confess, peach, or turn stag. They squeak beef upon us; they cry out thieves after us. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Squeak is the name of an open source implementation of Smalltalk. It is available on many platforms and the programs produced on one platform run bit-identical on the other platforms. The Squeak system includes code for generating a new version of the virtual machine it runs on. It also includes a virtual machine simulator in itself. For this reason it is easily ported.
It comes with a graphic framework called Morphic modeled after the one of Self. The framework allows direct manipulation of graphical objects. The graphical object are in a display tree hierarchy. It replaces the traditional Model View Controller (MVC) interface of Smalltalk-80.
External links
- www.squeak.org
- Wiki
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Squeak."
Synonyms: SqueakSynonyms: close call (n), close shave (n), narrow escape (n), squeaker (n), creak (v), screak (v), screech (v), skreak (v). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: squeaked (public administration). |
Crosswords: Squeak |
| English words defined with "squeak": Squaked. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "squeak": BUBBLE AND SQUEAK ♦ Smalltalk ♦ To PEACH. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Nah, they'd never buy a geek that doesn't squeak. (Saved by the Bell; writing credit: Ana Maria Moretzsohn) Vinyl chairs always squeak! (Freaks and Geeks; writing credit: Paul Feig; Judd Apatow) | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Squeak in the Deep (1966) The Animals - Squeak! We (1941) | |
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| "Buddha With Laptop" by J Eden Commentary: "Buddha squeak toy with laptop - zen computing?." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | I know nothing more provoking than soles that squeak and go ghee, ghee, ghee, all along the street |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Tom listened and heard again the squeak of iron on iron |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | When I opened my door in the evening, off they would go with a squeak and a bounce |
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| "Squeak" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 86.08% of the time. "Squeak" is used about 158 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 86.08% | 136 | 27,260 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 8.86% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 5.06% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 158 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "squeak": arrow squeak ♦ bubble and squeak ♦ have a close squeak ♦ have a narrow squeak ♦ narrow squeak ♦ pip squeak ♦ squeak by ♦ squeak through ♦ the pips squeak. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "squeak": squeak-core. | |
Ending with "squeak": bat-squeak, bubble-and-squeak, pip-squeak. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
squeak | 50 | shoes squeak | 3 |
bubble and squeak | 26 | brake squeak | 3 |
floor squeak | 8 | hardwood floor squeak | 3 |
bubble recipe squeak | 7 | brakes squeak | 2 |
spooky squeak toy | 6 | morphic squeak tutorial | 2 |
more no squeak | 5 | puppet squeak | 2 |
squeak e mouse | 5 | artist carnwath squeak | 2 |
relief squeak | 4 | gone squeak | 2 |
recording squeak vcr while | 4 | picture squeak | 2 |
rip squeak | 4 | belt fan squeak | 2 |
pip squeak | 4 | squeak stops | 2 |
pajero squeak | 4 | squeak suspension | 2 |
squeak the mouse | 3 | squeak steering wheel | 2 |
carnwath squeak | 3 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "squeak"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kallëzoj (delate, denounce, inform, inform against, narrate, peach, rat, report, sneak, snitch, tell on), kërcitje (clack, clash, click, clicking, crack, crackle, crackling, crash, creak, crepitation, crunch, Gride, grinding, groan, pop, pound, rap, rattle, scratch, screech, snap, splutter), kërcas (clash, click, crack, crackle, creak, crepitate, crunch, Gride, grit one's teeth, jar, scratch, scroop, snap), gërvin (burr, creak, crunch, rasp, scratch), gërvimë (burr, creak, crunch, rasp, scratch), angullin (screak, whimper, whine, yelp), angullimë (squeal, wail, whimper, whine, yelp). (various references) | |
Arabic | قوقأ, تأهل بإعجوبة, زقزقة (chatter, cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep, pipe), زقزق (chatter, cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep, pip, pipe), عوى (cry, grizzle, howl, yelp, yowl), طقطق (click, crack, crackle, patter, pitter patter, sputter), صاح بلا إنقطاع, صرير (creak, grinding, jar, rasping, rumbling, screech, sizzle), صرخ للمتعة, صرخ (call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, exclaim, holler, make noise, outcry, pop off, scream, shout, shriek, squawk, yell), صر (chirr, creak, grate, insist, jar, persist, play up, press, rasp, screech, squeal). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | скърцане (creak, groan, scratch, stridulate), скърцам (creak, grate, groan, scrape, scratch, screak), цвърчене (peep), цвърча, едва спечелена победа, писък (cry, peep, scream, screech, shriek, squall, squeal, yawl, yowl), писукане (cheep, peep), писукам (cheep, peep, pipe), пискам (peep, squeal), доноснича (fink, grass, peach, snitch, squeal, stool, whistle). (various references) | |
Chinese | 吱吱聲 , 吱吱声. (various references) | |
Czech | zavrzat, zavrzání, pištìt (pipe, screech), pískot (catcall, hiss), kvièet (screak, squeal), kvièení (squeal). (various references) | |
Dutch | piepen (chirp, creak, gnash, grate, grind, peep, twitter, whistle). (various references) | |
Farsi | جیغ وفریادشکیدن(مثل جغدیاموش), جیرجیر (Cheep, Chirp), باصدای جیغ صحبت کردن , باجیغ وفریادافشاء کردن . (various references) | |
Finnish | vinkua (wheeze, whistle, whiz), vingahtaa, vingahdus (creak, squeal), vikistä (whimper, whine), vikinä, narista (creak, grate), kitistä (creak, whine). (various references) | |
French | grincer. (various references) | |
German | quietschen (creak, jar, screech, shriek, squeal), quieken (squeal). (various references) | |
Greek | γρύζω, τρίξιμο (crackle, crackling, creak, creakiness, grinding, groan), τρίζω (chatter, crackle, creak, crepitate, crunch, grind, stridulate), τσιρίζω ωσ ποντικόσ, τσίρισμα (squeakiness, stridulation), οξεία κραυγή (screak, scream, screech, shriek, squeal). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לחרוק (creak, indent, jar, notch, squeal), חריקה (creak, grating, grinding, rattling, scratch). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyikorgás (creak, grating, Gride, jar, jarring, rasping, scroop). (various references) | |
Indonesian | berderak (creak), bercuit (screech). (various references) | |
Italian | stridore (grating, jar, scrape), stridere (clash, creak, grate, jangle, jar, screech, squeal, yell), squittire (squawk), squittio (peep), scricchiolare (crackle, creak), cigolare (creak, grate). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | がり勉 (a drudge, a grind, creak, feel), きまり悪い (at once, being ashamed, Eek!, feeling awkward, glisten, glitter, look around restlessly, quickly, right away, sparkle, squeaking, tightly, twinkle, Yipe!), きかん気 (accurately, brisk, clearly, close, creak, daring, distinctly, energetic, exactly, intense, lively, perfectly, plainly, precisely, tight, tightly, unyielding). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きしきし (creak), きいきい (creak), きゅうきゅう . (various references) | |
Korean | 찍찍하는 소리. (various references) | |
Manx | jeestyrn, jeest (creak). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eaksquay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rangido (creak, gride, scroop), guincho (crab, donkey-engine, drawing-machine, hoist, scream, screech, shriek, skirl, squall, squeal, swift, tackle, winch), grito breve e agudo, chio (creak), chiar (crank, creak, grate, gride, grumble, hiss, jar, peek, peep, screak, scroop, simmer, sizzle, whir), chiadeira (creak, fizzle, grating, gride, scroop). (various references) | |
Romanian | suna strident, scoate strigãte ascuţite, scheuna (whimper, yap, yelp), scârţâit (creak, creaky, crunch, rasping, scrape, scraping, scratch, screak, squeaky), scârţâi (creak, crunch, groan, jar, rasp, scrape, scratch, screak), guiţa (squeal), guiţ, chit (eek, lute, quit, quits), chiţãit (peep), chiţãi (peep), ţipãt ascuţit (squeal). (various references) | |
Russian | скрипеть скрип (creak), скрипеть (creak, crunch, scroop, squeaks), скрип (creak, gride, groan, scrape, screech), взвизгивать (scream), писк (cheep, peep), пищать (cheep, peep, pip, pipe, pule, squall). (various references) | |
Scottish | bìog (a chirp, little squeak, or squeal). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | spasti se, škripati (bleep, crackle, creak, grate, gride, grit, rasp, scrape, screak, scroop), škripa (crackle, creak, creaking, grate, gride, jar, scroop). (various references) | |
Spanish | rechinar (creak, gnash, grate, grind, whir, whirr), crujir (crack, crackle, creak, Crinkle, crisp, crunch, gride, rattle, rustle, scrunch), crujido (crack, crackle, creak, creaking, crunch, gride, rattle, rustle, scrunch, swish, swoosh), chirrir, chirrido (chirp, chirrup, creak, scrape, scraping, scratch, screak), chirriar (chirp, chirrup, creak, jar, scrape, scream, screech), chillar (bawl, Caterwaul, howl, jar, pipe, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squawk, squeal, yell). (various references) | |
Swedish | pipa (beep, cheep, chirp, Fife, peep, pipe, tube, tweet, wheeze, whimper, whistle), gnissla (chirp, creak, grate, jangle, jar, screech). (various references) | |
Turkish | tiz sesle bağırmak (screech), tiz ses (high pitched voice, squeal), gıcırtı (clack, creak, jar, scratch, squeal), gıcırdamak (clack, creak, gnash, grate, grit, groan, jar, rustle, squeal), ciyaklamak (squawk), ciyaklama (squawk, squeal), cırlamak (screech, squall, squeal), cırlama (squeal). (various references) | |
Turkmen | jygyldy, jygyldamak, jьяgьldy (peep (squeak)). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скрипіти (creak, gride, grit, groan, screech), скрип (creak, gride, scrape, screak), писк (cheep, peek, thread of sound), пищати (cheep, chirp, pip, pule). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tiếng rúc rích. (various references) | |
Welsh | gwichian (creak, squeal, wheeze), gwich (creak, wheeze, wheezing), grillian (chirp, creak, crunch). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "squeak": squeaked, squeaker, squeakers, squeakier, squeakiest, squeaking, squeaks, squeaky. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "squeak": pipsqueak. (additional references) | |
Words containing "squeak": pipsqueaks. (additional references) | |
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"Squeak" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: esquimau, sqea, sqeak, sqeek, sqek, squack, squai, squak, squalk, squao, squap, sque, squeam, squear, squeaz, squeek, squek, squink, sqweak, sqwuak. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "squeak" (pronounced skwē"k) |
| 3 | -w ē" k | tweak, weak, week. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: quakes. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-q-s-u" | |
-1 letter: quake, ukase. | |
-2 letters: auks, kaes, keas, kues, sake, skua, ukes. | |
-3 letters: ask, auk, eau, kae, kas, kea, kue, qua, sae, sau, sea, ska, sue, suq, uke, use. | |
-4 letters: ae, as, es, ka, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-q-s-u" | |
+1 letter: quakers, squeaks, squeaky. | |
+2 letters: quakiest, seaquake, squawked, squawker, squeaked, squeaker. | |
+3 letters: pipsqueak, seaquakes, squawkers, squeakers, squeakier, squeaking. | |
+4 letters: moonquakes, pipsqueaks, quackeries, squeakiest. | |
+5 letters: earthquakes, microquakes, quacksalver, youthquakes. | |
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