6. squeak squeak by or through, to succeed, survive, win, etc., by a very narrow margin.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME squeken, perh. < Scand; cf. Sw skväka to croak)
Definition of 'squeak'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)squeak a short high-pitched noise "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"
2. (verb)close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
3. (verb)whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak make a high-pitched, screeching noise "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
1. (verb)squeak to make a short high sound The door squeaks when it closes.; the squeak of a mouse; a bike with a squeaky wheel
Definition of 'squeak'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)squeak a sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed
2. (verb)squeak to utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak
3. (verb)squeak to break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess
Definitions of squeak 
Afrikaans: piep
Arabic: زَعيق، صَريف، أطيط
Bulgarian: писукане
Brazilian: guincho
Czech: pištění; skřípot
German: das Quietschen
Danish: pibe
Greek: τρίξιμο, σκούξιμο
Estonian: piiksumine, niuksatus
Farsi: جيغ كوتاه
Finnish: vinkaisu
French: grincement; glapissement
Hebrew: חֲרִיקָה
Hindi: चरचराहट, चीं-चीं
Croatian: cičanje, pištanje
Hungarian: nyüszítés; cincogás
Indonesian: cicitan
Icelandic: tíst, ískur
Italian: squittio; guaito, pigolio
Japanese: ちゅーちゅーという声
Korean: ‘찍찍’ 우는 소리
Lithuanian: cypimas, inkštimas, girgž
Latvian: pīkstiens; spiedziens; sm
Malay: decitan
Dutch: piep
Norwegian: pip(ing), hvin
Polish: pisk
Portuguese: guincho
Romanian: chiţăit; scârţâit
Russian: писк
Slovak: pišťanie; škrípanie
Slovenian: cviljenje
Serbian: cijukanje
Swedish: pip
Thai: เสียงลั่นเอี๊ยด ๆ ; เสียง
Turkish: ciyaklama
Taiwanese: 吱吱叫聲
Ukrainian: писк
Urdu: منمناہٹ
Vietnamese: tiếng kêu có âm vực cao
Chinese: 吱吱叫声
