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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Squib \Squib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squibbed (skw[i^]bd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Squibbing.]
To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to
contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little in debate.
[Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Squib \Squib\ (skw[i^]b), n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move
swiftly, Icel. svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS.
swipian to whip, and E. swift, a. See Swift, a.]
1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with
powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air
while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
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Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze.
--Waller.
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The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs . .
. is punishable. --Blackstone.
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2. (Mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
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3. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a
brief, witty essay.
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Who copied his squibs, and re["e]choed his jokes.
--Goldsmith.
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4. A writer of lampoons. [Obs.]
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The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the
world are called libelers, lampooners, and
pamphleteers. --Tatler.
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5. A paltry fellow. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Squib \Squib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squibbing.]
To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to
contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
[Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Squib \Squib\, n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move swiftky, Icel.
svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS. swipian to
whip, and E. swift, a. See Swift, a.]
1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with
powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air
while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze.
--Waller.
The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs . .
. is punishable. --Blackstone.
2. (Mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
3. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a
brief, witty essay.
Who copied his squibs, and re["e]choed his jokes.
--Goldsmith.
4. A writer of lampoons. [Obs.]
The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the
world are called libelers, lampooners, and
pamphleteers. --Tatler.
5. A paltry fellow. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
squib
n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a
broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
[also: squibbing, squibbed]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
squib
n.
1 (lb en military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks
rather than explode.
2 A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket,
etc.
3 (lb en mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4 (lb en US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public,
usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single
master fuse is lit.
5 (lb en firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does
not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes
stuck.
6 (lb en automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium
azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
7 (lb en film theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to
replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
8 (lb en dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
vb.
1 To make a sound like a small explosion.
2 (lb en colloquial dated ambitransitive) To throw squibs; to utter
sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
squib
n.
1 (lb en military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks
rather than explode.
2 A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket,
etc.
3 (lb en mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4 (lb en US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public,
usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single
master fuse is lit.
5 (lb en firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does
not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes
stuck.
6 (lb en automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium
azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
7 (lb en film theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to
replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
8 (lb en dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
vb.
1 To make a sound like a small explosion.
2 (lb en colloquial dated ambitransitive) To throw squibs; to utter
sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
squib
n.
1 (lb en military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks
rather than explode.
2 A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket,
etc.
3 (lb en mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4 (lb en US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public,
usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single
master fuse is lit.
5 (lb en firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does
not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes
stuck.
6 (lb en automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium
azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
7 (lb en film theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to
replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
8 (lb en dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
vb.
1 To make a sound like a small explosion.
2 (lb en colloquial dated ambitransitive) To throw squibs; to utter
sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
squib
n.
1 (lb en military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks
rather than explode.
2 A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket,
etc.
3 (lb en mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
4 (lb en US) Any small firecracker sold to the general public,
usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single
master fuse is lit.
5 (lb en firearms) A malfunction in which the fired projectile does
not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes
stuck.
6 (lb en automotive) The heating element used to set off the sodium
azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.
7 (lb en film theater) In special effects, a small explosive used to
replicate a bullet hitting a surface.
8 (lb en dated) A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.
vb.
1 To make a sound like a small explosion.
2 (lb en colloquial dated ambitransitive) To throw squibs; to utter
sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Squib /skwˈɪb/
المفرقع
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
squib //skwɪb//
1. запалка
device used to ignite a rocket
2. памфлет
short article, often published in a journal
3. бомбичка
small firework
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
squib //skwɪb//
гърмя
make a sound such as a small explosion
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
pamflet
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
druh zábavné pyrotechniky
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
elektrický rozněcovač
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
Knallfrosch
see: squibs
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
Sprengkapsel
Synonyms: detonator, exploder, primer, priming tube, igniter, blasting cap, fuse
see: detonators, exploders, primers, priming tubes, igniters, squibs, blasting caps, fuses
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
squib //skwɪb//
sähikäinen
small firework
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
1. फुलझड़ी
"The Children like to play with squibs on Diwali."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
praskavica, zajedljiva primjedba, žabica
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
1. kudarc
2. gyáva ember
3. tûzkígyó
4. rakéta
5. szatíra
6. robbanótöltet
7. kígyóröppentyû
8. petárda
9. gúnyirat
10. csôd
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
squib /skwˈɪb/
1. (-bed, -bing) fişek, maytap
2. dinamite konulan emniyet fitili
3. hiciv
4. fişek atmak
5. hiciv söylemek veya yazmak.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "squib":
Atticism, agile wit, black humor, blasting cap, burlesque, cap,
caricature, comedy, detonating powder, detonator, dry wit,
electric detonator, esprit, exploder, farce, fulminating mercury,
fuse, hatchet job, humor, imitation, irony, lampoon,
malicious parody, mercury fulminate, mockery, nimble wit, parody,
pasquil, pasquin, pasquinade, pastiche, percussion cap, pleasantry,
poison pen, pretty wit, primacord, primer, priming, quick wit,
ready wit, salt, sarcasm, satire, savor of wit, slapstick,
slapstick humor, subtle wit, takeoff, travesty, visual humor,
wicked imitation, wit
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 爆竹,嘲讽,讽刺文章;
v. 投掷爆竹,砰然爆开,嘲弄;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 爆竹,嘲讽,讽刺文章
vt.
vi. 放爆竹,砰然爆开,嘲弄
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