utter a loud harsh cry, screech
loud harsh cry
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Squawk Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
(n.)
The American night heron. See under Night.
The American night heron. See under Night.
(n.)
Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAct of squawking; a harsh squeak.
squawk
\squawk\, n.
1. act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
2. (zo?l.) the american night heron. see under night.
squawk
duck (zo?l.), the bimaculate duck (anas glocitans). it has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [prov. eng.]
squawk
\squawk\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. squawked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. squawking.] [see squeak.] to utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.
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squawk duck
squawk box
Noun
1. the noise of squawking; "the squawk of car horns"
(hypernym) noise
(derivation) screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
2. informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"
(synonym) gripe, kick, beef, bitch
(hypernym) objection
(derivation) gripe, grouse, crab, beef, bellyache, holler
Verb
1. utter a harsh abrupt scream
(synonym) screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
(hypernym) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
2. complain; "What was he hollering about?"
(synonym) gripe, grouse, crab, beef, bellyache, holler
(hypernym) complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
(derivation) gripe, kick, beef, bitch
Squawk Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Activate specific modes/codes/functions on the aircraft transponder.
A 4 digit (actually 4-octal-digit -> 12-bit) number which is set into a transponder by the pilot to identify the aircraft to air traffic controllers
Squawk Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Squawk can refer to:
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron, also known as a squawk.
- Squawk code (more formally transponder code), a four-digit number sent out by an aircraft's transponder.
- Squawk (album), hard rock band Budgie's second album released in 1972.
- Squawk virtual machine, a Java virtual machine for small devices, written mostly in Java programming language.
- A nickname for the Seattle Seahawks football team.
- Squawk can also refer to another aviation-related meaning, concerning maintenance problems, such as: "The plane has three squawks." - where there are three problems that require repair or attention.
- Squawk (sound) - short, inspiratory, musical sound that have been reported to be present in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, fibrotic lung disorders, and pneumonia.
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