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Meaning of squib
noun
- A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode. Example: English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada.
- A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
- A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.
verb
- To make a sound like a small explosion.
- To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute. Example: to squib a little debate
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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