squid

Pluralsquids, squid

Formssquids, squidding, squidded

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   sea animalnouncountable

   A sea animal that hunts for food and has a soft body, eight arms, and two tentacles.

   We saw a squid swimming near the bottom of the tank.

   The fishing boats use bright lights at night to catch squid.

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   navy sailornounslangderogatoryUScountable

   A slightly rude name for a sailor in the Navy.

   Hey, squid, is that your ship out in the harbor?

   The Marines on board called the sailors squids.

   Similarswabbie, sailor

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   reckless bikernounslangderogatorycountable

   A motorcycle rider, often on a fast bike, who rides in a dangerous way without safety gear.

   A squid in shorts and sneakers sped past us on the highway.

   Don't ride like a squid, and always wear your helmet.

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   deep-sea vampirenouncountable

   A short, loose name for a vampire squid, which is not a real squid.

   Our book about deep-sea animals has a picture of the vampire squid, a small squid with huge eyes and a dark cape.

   Scientists filmed a vampire squid deep in the sea, and the squid just drifted in the dark.

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   fishing hooknouncountable

   A fishhook with a shiny piece of metal or bone on it, made to look like a squid.

   Grandpa tied a shiny metal squid to his line and cast it into the waves.

   A big fish bit the bone squid because it looked like a real one.

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   go fishingverbintransitive

   To fish with a hook that looks like a squid.

   We squidded off the rocks all morning, and Dad caught a big fish.

   My uncle likes to squid for bluefish in the fall.

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   parachute faultverbtransitive or intransitive

   Of a parachute, to open only partly with the sides flapping inward, or to make a parachute open partly.

   The parachute squidded for a moment before it opened all the way.

   Packing it the wrong way can make a parachute squid.

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   British poundnounslanghumorousUKcountable

   One British pound. It is a joking way of saying quid.

   That T-shirt only cost me ten squid.

   Can you spare a squid for the bus?

   Similarquid, pound

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