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Definition of Squawk

1. Verb. Utter a harsh abrupt scream.

2. Noun. The noise of squawking. "The squawk of car horns"

3. Verb. Complain. "What was he hollering about?"

4. Noun. Informal terms for objecting. "I have a gripe about the service here"

Definition of Squawk

1. v. i. To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.

2. n. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.

Definition of Squawk

1. Noun. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call. ¹

2. Noun. (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. ¹

3. Noun. (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance. ¹

4. Noun. The American night heron. ¹

5. Verb. To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly. ¹

6. Verb. To speak out; to protest. ¹

7. Verb. To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret. ¹

8. Verb. (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (non-gloss definition (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squawk

1. to utter a loud, harsh cry [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Squawk

1. To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. Squawking thrush, the missel turush; so called from its note when alarmed. 1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak. 2. The American night heron. 3. Squawk duck, the bimaculate duck (Anas glocitans). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squawk

squattocracy squatty squaw squaw-bush squaw corn squaw huckleberry squaw man squaw root squawberries squawberry

squawbush squawbushes squawfish squawfishes squawk (current term) squawk box squawked squawker squawkers squawkier

squawkiest squawkily squawkiness squawking squawkingly squawks squawky squawl squawled

Literary usage of Squawk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters of Thomas Edward Brown: Author of 'Fo'c'sle Yarns' by Thomas Edward Brown (1900)
"... now this way, now that, the squawk, the dive,—aw dear! aw dear! They were young in those days! The whole would be a perfect treasure for Pierre Loti; ..."

2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"They do not flush until approached very near and then with a " squawk " arise and fly off neck stretched out and feet to the rear. The incubation period as ..."

3. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"The basic administrative aviation unit of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. squawk—(DOD) A code meaning, "Switch Identification Friend or Foe ..."

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