Squib

Meaning

Noun

●

In Military:

A small

that is

to

explode.

●

In Explosives:

A

used to

an

or

a

, etc.

●

In Mining:

A

or

fuse.

●

In American English & Explosives:

Any small

to the

, usually in

to

after a

is lit.

●

In Firearms & Explosives:

A

in which the

does not have enough

behind it to

the

, and thus becomes stuck.

●

In Automotive & Explosives:

The

used to

the

in a vehicle's airbag.

●

In Film, Theater & Explosives:

In

special effects

, a small

used to

a

a surface.

●

A

of

; a lampoon.

●

A

of lampoons.

●

In Law:

In a

, a

of a

between more

cases.

●

In Linguistics:

A

, often

in

, that

or

an

problem. In

to a

, a

the

that it poses.

●

An

,

, or

person.

●

In Graphic design:

A

or

, usually very

and not too detailed.

Verb

●

To make a

like a small explosion.

●

To

; to

or

; to

in

dispute.

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