squeak by uncommon verb 1. manage one''s existence barely “I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary” Synonymsscrape alongscrape byscratch alongsqueak bysqueeze byrub along 2. escape “She squeaked by me” Synonymssqueak bysqueak through Related words Broader terms passcope WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.