# squids

Pronunciation: say "SKWIDZ" /skwɪdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of squid. — plural of squid
   - Simple: Plural of squid. Use it when you mean more than one squid.
   - _Giant squids are rarely seen alive at the surface._
   - _The Marines at the next table kept calling the sailors squids._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of squid. — present of squid
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of squid. Use it after he, she or it.
   - _He squids for striped bass from a small skiff at the mouth of the bay._
   - _When a canopy squids, its sides fold inward and pulse instead of filling with air._

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