to squid

Examples

• All

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

  Femalien: Cosmic Crush (2020)

• 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.

  Loose Screws (1985)

• 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.

  IMAX Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean (2008)

• 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

S

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

L

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

S

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

S

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

G

giant squid

• Specialized

5 4.9

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

S

stinky squid

• Specialized

9.9

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

Surface Forms

Etymology