a/the squeaky wheel gets the grease/oil

: to utter or make a short shrill cry or noise

: squeal

: to pass, succeed, or win by a narrow margin

: a sharp shrill cry or sound

: escape

: a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle

: a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as

: a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)

: to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve

: to change direction as if revolving on a pivot

: to move or extend in a circle or curve

: to gain possession of

: to receive as a return : earn

: to obtain by concession or entreaty

: something begotten:

: offspring

: the entire progeny of a male animal

: a document of release from obligation in Jewish law

: a religious divorce by Jewish law

: rendered animal fat

: oily matter

: a thick lubricant

: to smear or daub with grease

: to lubricate with grease

: to soil with grease

: any of numerous unctuous combustible substances that are liquid or can be liquefied easily on warming, are soluble in ether but not in water, and leave a greasy stain on paper or cloth

: petroleum

: the petroleum industry

: to smear, rub over, furnish, or lubricate with oil

: to take on fuel oil