squeak through

verb

To make it through, but only barely; to pass or succeed by a very narrow margin.

Similar
squeak by

Meanings

verbsqueak through (third-person singular simple present squeaks through, present participle squeaking through, simple past and past participle squeaked through)

present singular third person squeaks through · participle present squeaking through · participle past squeaked through · past squeaked through

  1. slangTo make it through, but only barely; to pass or succeed by a very narrow margin.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbescape

Similar
squeak by
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squeak through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squeak%20through.

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