squab
/ˈskwɒb//ˈskwɑb/
noun
- 1
(sometimes attributive) A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
- 2
The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
- 3
A baby rook.
- 4
A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
- 5
A person of a short, fat figure.
verb
- 1
To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
- 2
To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
- 3
To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.
adjective
- 1
Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
- 2
Unfledged; unfeathered.
“a squab pigeon”
- 3
Clumsy.
- 4
Curt; abrupt.
- 5
Shy; coy.
adverb
- 1
With a heavy fall; plump.
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