Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squeak_by

2 senses of squeak by

Sense 1
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along -- (manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary")
       => cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day")

Sense 2
squeak by, squeak through -- (escape; "She squeaked by me")
       => pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")