SQUAWK
gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk
(noun) informal terms for objecting; “I have a gripe about the service here”
squawk
(noun) the noise of squawking; “she awoke to the squawk of chickens”; “the squawk of car horns”
gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
(verb) complain; “What was he hollering about?”
squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
squawk (plural squawks)
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.
(aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
(aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
The American night heron.
(programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
Verb
squawk (third-person singular simple present squawks, present participle squawking, simple past and past participle squawked)
To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
(slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
(slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
(programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
(aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
(US, slang, dated) To back out in a mean way.
Conjugation
Source: Wiktionary
Squawk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squawked; p. pr. & vb. n. Squawking.] Etym: [See Squeak.]
Definition: To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. Squawking thrush (Zoöl.), the missel turush; -- so called from its note when alarmed. [Prov. Eng.]
Squawk, n.
1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The American night heron. See under Night. Squawk duck (Zoöl.), the bimaculate duck (Anas glocitans). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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