(military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode. / A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc. / (mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

To make a sound like a small explosion. / (colloquial, dated, transitive, intransitive) To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

(dated) A squib; a sarcastic jibe or petty dispute. / A small shot or explosion.

present participle of squib

simple past tense and past participle of squib

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of squib

plural of squib

plural of squibbing

plural of damp squib

(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.