creak

creak
1. noun /kɹiːk/
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
2. verb /kɹiːk/
a) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

Then when the four ropes were arranged the coffin was placed upon them. He watched it descend; it seemed descending for ever. At last a thud was heard; the ropes creaked as they were drawn up.

b) To produce a creaking sound with.

He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment he found the monkeys paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish.


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  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • creak — creak·i·ly; creak·ing·ly; creak; …   English syllables

  • Creak — Creak, v. t. To produce a creaking sound with. [1913 Webster] Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Creak — (kr[=e]k), n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. Roget. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • creak — [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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • creak — 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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • creak — [v] grind, grate with high noise chirr, crepitate, groan, rasp, scrape, scratch, screech, sound, squeak, squeal; concepts 65,186,215 …   New thesaurus

  • creak — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • creak — [krēk] vi. [ME creken, to make a sound like geese, crows, etc.; echoic var. of croken: see CROAK] 1. to make a harsh, shrill, grating, or squeaking sound, as rusted hinges do 2. to move slowly with or as with such a sound n. such a sound …   English World dictionary

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