SQUIB


Meaning of SQUIB in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: squibbed ; squib · bing

Date: circa 1580

intransitive verb

1 : to speak, write, or publish squibs

2 : to fire a squib

transitive verb

1 a : to utter in an offhand manner b : to make squibs against : LAMPOON

2 : to shoot off : FIRE

3 : to kick (a football) on a kickoff so that it bounces along the ground

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.