squib

Definition of Squib in English :

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Noun

1. squib

firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Squib

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noun

1.

a firework, usually having a tube filled with gunpowder, that burns with a hissing noise and culminates in a small explosion

2.

a firework that does not explode because of a fault; dud

3.

a short witty attack; lampoon

4.

an electric device for firing a rocket engine

5. obsolete

an insignificant person

6. Australian and New Zealand slang

a coward

7. damp squib

verbWord forms: squibs, squibbing or squibbed

8. (intransitive)

to sound, move, or explode like a squib

9. (intransitive)

to let off or shoot a squib

10.

to write a squib against (someone)

11. (intransitive)

to move in a quick irregular fashion

12. (intransitive) Australian slang

to behave in a cowardly fashion

Squib

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noun

1.

a type of firecracker that burns with a hissing, spurting noise before exploding

2.

a short, sharp, usually witty attack in words; lampoon

3.

a short news item; filler

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: squibbed or ˈsquibbing

4.

to shoot off (a squib)

5.

to write or utter a squib or squibs (against)

6.

to explode with the sound of a squib

Squib

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n.

1.

a. A small firecracker.

b. A broken firecracker that burns but does not explode.

2.

a. A brief satirical or witty writing or speech, such as a lampoon.

b. A short, sometimes humorous piece in a newspaper or magazine, usually used as a filler.

3. Football A squib kick.

v. squibbed, squib·bing, squibs

v.intr.

To write or utter squibs.

v.tr.

1. To write or utter squibs against; lampoon.

2. Football To kick (the ball) low on a kickoff so that it bounces along the ground.

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