creak
1creak´i|ly — creak|y «KREE kee», adjective, creak|i|er, creak|i|est. likely to creak; creaking: »creaky floors, creaky hinges. A creaky ride in a venerable elevator brings one to the fourth floor laboratory (Harper s). –creak´i|ly …
2creak|y — «KREE kee», adjective, creak|i|er, creak|i|est. likely to creak; creaking: »creaky floors, creaky hinges. A creaky ride in a venerable elevator brings one to the fourth floor laboratory (Harper s). –creak´i|ly …
3Creak — (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… …
4creak — creak·i·ly; creak·ing·ly; creak; …
5Creak — Creak, v. t. To produce a creaking sound with. [1913 Webster] Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
6Creak — (kr[=e]k), n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. Roget. [1913 Webster] …
7creak — [kri:k] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc ▪ The floorboards creaked as she walked across… …
8creak — early 14c., utter a harsh cry, of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaked; creaking. As a noun, from c.1600 …
9creak — [v] grind, grate with high noise chirr, crepitate, groan, rasp, scrape, scratch, screech, sound, squeak, squeal; concepts 65,186,215 …
10creak — ► VERB 1) make a harsh high pitched sound when being moved or when pressure is applied. 2) show weakness or frailty under strain. ► NOUN ▪ a creaking sound. ORIGIN imitative …
