Associations to the word «Squib»
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Wiktionary
SQUIB, noun. (military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
SQUIB, noun. A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
SQUIB, noun. (mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
SQUIB, noun. (US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public. Usually available in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuze is lit.
SQUIB, noun. (automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
SQUIB, noun. (cinema or theater special effects) A small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
SQUIB, noun. (dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
SQUIB, noun. (dated) A writer of lampoons.
SQUIB, noun. (legal) In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.
SQUIB, noun. (academia) A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.
SQUIB, noun. (archaic) An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person.
SQUIB, noun. (slang) A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed. A word most commonly used within the Graphic Design industry.
SQUIB, verb. To make a sound such as a small explosion.
SQUIB, verb. (colloquial) (dated) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
SQUIB KICK, noun. (sports) A play in American Football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball so that it will bounce instead of going deep downfield.
SQUIB KICKS, noun. Plural of squib kick
Dictionary definition
SQUIB, noun. Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.
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