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squib <a squib; squibs> N

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squib
فجر

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A low, bouncing kick is called a squib kick.
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In the end it was a damp squib.
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The book was somewhat a damp squib with one reviewer saying it's full of incredibly dull revelations.
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He can also write subtle parables and allegories, or commit squibs and puns or propose riddles and anagrams.
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A squib generally consists of a small tube filled with an explosive substance, with a detonator running through the length of its core, similar to a stick of dynamite.
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The word squib has come to take on a similar meaning even when used alone, as a diminutive comparison to a full explosive.
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But it is said that the act is not complete, nor the squib at rest, until after it is spent or exploded.
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A squib kick is generally used when trying to avoid a run-back, although this outcome is not guaranteed.
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Circuits that control squibs or latches usually contain computational, instrumentation, and switching elements.
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She was an indefatigable letter-writer and a composer of parodies, squibs, toasts and character sketches, then a favourite form of composition.
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