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to squid

1 8.9
To fish for sea animals with ten arms often at night
  • verb
  • /skwɪd/
  • UK
translation icon : pescar calamares
  • Hey, look, squid.

Examples

  • Just tickle the damn pleasure pods, you ugly squid.

  • So go by the freezing shrimp and squid if you are intending to go offshore, and get live lure species of fish for better outcomes.

    Blog text (19)
  • - Alright, you squid brains.

  • Dinner was amazing, and now Nate is going fishing for squid on the back of the boat.

  • This creature, while hunting,used to lead fishermen to squid, thus becoming commonly knownas the pilot whale.

  • One possible reference is to squid's ink, which is released when under threat, and obliquely to Spain, where squid's ink is a gastronomic delicacy.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Nate plans to squid this weekend so he can catch dinner.

  • To find a new fishing spot, they decided to squid near the reef.

  • He loves to squid because it gives him a chance to enjoy the ocean.

Synonyms

to shrimp
vsto squid
4 5.3

To catch small sea animals with a long body for food, often from a boat

focuses on catching soft-bodied mobile sea animals or imitating their movement
to lobster
vsto squid
  • US
1 5.6

To catch large sea animals with hard shells and big claws, usually using traps

involves active catching rather than passive trapping
to shark
vsto squid
1 9.3

To hunt large sea fish with sharp teeth for a living

targets smaller less dangerous sea animals rather than large predators
to sponge
vsto squid
  • Specialized
7.7

To collect soft sea animals with many holes for sale

focuses on catching mobile sea animals rather than collecting fixed organisms

Compounds

giant squid
  • Specialized
5 4.9

A very large animal with long arms that lives deep in the sea and reaches 18 meters

stinky squid
  • Specialized
9.9

A small mushroom that looks like a squid and smells bad to attract flies

Surface Forms

squid infinitive
squid past
squid past participle
squidding present participle
squids third person singular

Etymology

Squid as a verb comes from the animal name. It means 'to fish for squid' or to move like a squid, and fishermen say they are 'squidding' when they go out to catch them, so the verb comes directly from the animal.