'Creak' definitions:

Definition of 'creak'

(from WordNet)
noun
A squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: creak, creaking]
verb
Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak]

Definition of 'Creak'

From: GCIDE
  • Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Creaked (kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.] [OE. creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak. [1913 Webster]
  • The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Doors upon their hinges creaked. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Creak'

From: GCIDE
  • Creak \Creak\, v. t. To produce a creaking sound with. [1913 Webster]
  • Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Creak'

From: GCIDE
  • Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. --Roget. [1913 Webster]

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