a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.

Informal . opportunity; chance

their last squeak to correct the manuscript.

an escape from defeat, danger, death, or destruction (usually qualified by narrow or close ).

to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound.

Slang . to confess or turn informer; squeal.

to utter or sound with a squeak or squeaks. ?

squeak by or through, to succeed, survive, pass, win, etc., by a very narrow margin

They can barely squeak by on their income. The team managed to squeak through.

verb

cheep , creak , cry , grate , peep , pipe , scream , screech , scritch , shrill , sing , sound , squeal , talk , whine , yelp , (colloq.) betray , chirp , confess , escape , inform , noise , shriek , snitch , tell