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squib

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1. squib - Noun

2. squib - Adjective

3. squib - Verb

Meaning

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.

A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.

A writer of lampoons.

A paltry fellow.

To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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According to the NFL's highlight film for the game, the 49ers had discovered Wersching's ability to effectively use the squib during their 1981 season opener when a leg injury kept him from fully powering into the football. Source: Internet

Another squib would open the thrust reversal ports in the forward end of the stage and ignite the propellant in the forward end, causing the motor to reverse direction. Source: Internet

A squib is when an underpowered round is fired, perhaps with an insufficient amount of powder in the case, and the bullet lodges in the bore. Source: Internet

On the ensuing kickoff, video shows that Gerela slipped when trying to plant his foot, causing him to squib the ball, which bounced to Cowboys lineman Randy White at the 24-yard line. Source: Internet

The Cowboys received the ball again on their 40-yard line with a few seconds remaining after O'Brien's ensuing squib kick, but Morton's pass to Garrison was intercepted by Logan at the Baltimore 29-yard line, and time expired. Source: Internet

On the opening kickoff of the second half, Minnesota's Bill Brown lost a fumble on an unintentional squib kick after Gerela slipped on the wet field and only extended his leg halfway for the kick. Source: Internet

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