Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To furnish with squabs, or cushions.

  2. (transitive)To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

  3. (obsolete)To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.

Origin

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in

Unknown. Possibly related to dialectal Swedish skvabb (“fatty, flabby”). First attested in the 17th century.

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Forms

squabs, squabbing, squabbed, squabbed
Base formsquab · to squab
3rd person singularsquabs
Present participlesquabbing
Past simplesquabbed
Past participlesquabbed

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysquab
he, she, itsquabs

Past simpleLesson

all personssquabbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave squabbed
he, she, ithas squabbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill squab

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sputterspyA1spyglasssquabblesquadB2
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