Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "squeak" gajeriyar sauti ce ko kuka mai girma wanda yawanci yakan faru ta hanyar shafa, latsa, ko motsa wani abu. Hakanan yana iya nufin tserewa kaɗan ko kunkuntar daga yanayi mai wahala ko haɗari, kamar yadda a cikin "sun sami nasarar yin kururuwa ta jarrabawar ƙarshe." Bugu da ƙari, za a iya amfani da "squeak" azaman fi'ili don bayyana aikin yin sauti mai ƙarfi, sau da yawa yakan haifar da gogayya ko matsa lamba, ko kuma bayyana rashin sarrafa wani abu, kamar yadda a cikin "sun yi ta da matakin wucewa. "