1. A short news item often of a satiric nature, sometimes used as a filler on a newspaper page: "She worked hard on the incisive squib she wrote about the upcoming political debate."
2. A move in an American football game in which the ball is kicked so it bounces along the ground instead of up in the air: "He was the designated kicker for the squib at the beginning of the football game."

Any of a number of sea animals with ten arms characterized by a long body and a caudal fin: "The men went out in their boats to jig for squid which they sold to the local restaurant."

"Before the squid reaches the menu in restaurants, it is often referred to as calamari."