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squeak out en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (US, informal, transitive) To achieve something by a small margin.
    • The AMA Pro Flat Track racing action was fast and furious at the Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend as the top ten riders finished within one second of each other, with flat track ‘Mile Specialist’ Willie McCoy squeaking out his first career Grand National victory after over 20 years of competing. 2011 September 6, Bryan Harley, “Springfield Mile II Flat Track Results 2011”, in Motorcycle USA:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
squeaks out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
squeaked out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
squeaked out Tense=Past lexicographic
squeaking out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic