A narrow escape, a chance: he had a squeak for his life. To squeak; to confess, peach, or turn stag. They squeak beef upon us; they cry out thieves after us. CANT.
·vi To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to <<Speak>>; to <<Confess>>. II. S...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Beef and cabbage fried together. It is so called from its bubbling up and squeaking whilst over the ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose