squid

IPA: skwˈɪd

noun

  • Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
  • A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
  • (US, military, slang, mildly derogatory) A sailor in the Navy.
  • (UK, slang, humorous, rare) A quid; one pound sterling.
  • (slang, motorcycling, derogatory) A motorcyclist, especially a sport biker, characterized by reckless riding and lack of protective gear.
  • Acronym of superconducting quantum interference device, a sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields.

verb

  • (fishing) To fish with the kind of hook called a squid.
  • (parachuting) To cause squidding (an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth).
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