Definition of creak Creak

/kɹiˈk/ - [kreek] - creak

We found 10 definitions of creak from 6 different sources.

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What does creak mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: creaks

creak - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
  creaking
  noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • creak (Noun)
    The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
  • creak (Verb)
    To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
  • creak (Verb)
    To produce a creaking sound with.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • creak (v. i.)
    To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.
  • creak (v. t.)
    To produce a creaking sound with.
  • creak (n.)
    The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • creak
    krēk, v.i. to make a sharp, grating sound, as of a hinge, &c.—n. a grating noise, as of an unoiled hinge.—adv. Creak′ily.—adj. Creak′y. [From the sound, like crake and croak.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • creak
    The straining noise made by timbers, cabin bulk-heads, and spars in rolling.

Part of speech

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  • creak, verb, present, 1st person singular of creak (infinitive).
  • creak, verb (infinitive).
  • creak, noun, singular of creaks.

Pronunciation

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