squawk — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.

2. A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.

3. A complaint or objection.

   Gebrauch

   • informell

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   That was the last roundup for McCutcheon’s Cresswell; it never moved from that field again. Not that there was any squawk from the landlord; the two of them owned it, of course.

4. An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   We think instructors should stress the importance of writeups on all maintenance squawks after the completion of each flight. More important, something should be done by the aircraft operator to correct such squawks.

5. The American night heron.

6. A warning message indicating a possible error.

   Gebrauch

   • informell

   Beispiele

   The function-hiding code above, for instance, goes through a different (but widely used) compiler with nary a squawk.

Verb

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

   Beispiele

   The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.

2. To speak out; to protest.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv
   • Slang

3. To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv
   • Slang

   Beispiele

   "I'll slit your throat if you squawk on us," Krantz threatened.

4. To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.

   Gebrauch

   • informell
   • intransitiv

   Beispiele

   That way, if you type = instead of ==, the compiler will squawk because you can't assign something to a constant.

   You want the compiler to squawk if you try to instantiate for a type that doesn't implement IPrioritizable.

5. To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)

   Beispiele

   After discovering that the hydraulic system is faulty, the pilots squawked 7700 and declared mayday.

6. To back out in a mean way.

   Gebrauch

   • US-amerikanischer Gebrauch
   • veraltend
   • Slang

Substantiv

1. the noise of squawking

   Oberbegriffe

   noise

   Beispiele

   she awoke to the squawk of chickens

   the squawk of car horns

2. informal terms for objecting

   Synonyme

   gripekickbeefbitch

   Oberbegriffe

   objection

   Beispiele

   I have a gripe about the service here

Verb

1. utter a harsh abrupt scream

   Synonyme

   screakskreakskreighscreech

   Oberbegriffe

   shoutshout outcrycallyellscreamhollerhollosquall

2. complain

   Synonyme

   gripebitchgrousecrabbeefbellyacheholler

   Oberbegriffe

   complainkickplainsound offquetchkvetch

   Beispiele

   What was he hollering about?