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Declare vs Squawk - What's the difference?

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Declare is a related term of squawk.


As verbs the difference between declare and squawk

is that declare is while squawk is to make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

As a noun squawk is

a shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird; a yell, scream, or call.

declare

English

Verb

(declar)
  • (obsolete) To make clear, explain, interpret.
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XV:
    • Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare unto us thys parable.
  • * Boyle
    • To declare this a little, we must assume that the surfaces of all such bodies are exactly smooth.
  • To make a declaration.
  • To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
    • He declared him innocent.
  • (cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though all batsmen have not been dismissed.
  • To announce something formally or officially.
    • declare bankruptcy
    declare victory
    (cricket) declare (an innings) closed
  • To affirm or state something emphatically.
  • To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
  • * 1984 , Richard Woodbury and Anastasia Toufexis, " Law: The Trouble with Harry," Time , 2 April:
    • The prosecution has introduced evidence, including canceled checks, to show that the judge failed to declare part of his income.
  • To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
  • (computing) To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing some information about the data it is expected to contain.
    • The counter "i" was declared as an integer.

    Derived terms

    * declarant * declaration * declarative * declaratory * declarer * declare war

    Anagrams

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    squawk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
  • *
    • The hens woke up squawking with terror because they had all dreamed simultaneously of hearing a gun go off in the distance.
  • To speak out; to protest.
  • To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
  • (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code.

    • Conjugation

    (en-conj-simple) English onomatopoeias