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spawn
v.
reproduce, produce eggs in large numbers (about aquatic animals); bring forth, give rise to, generate
n.
mass of eggs deposited by an aquatic animal (i.e. fish, frog, etc.); vast quantity of offspring (derogatory); product, outcome
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Spawn may refer to:
- Spawn (biology), the eggs of aquatic animals
- Spawn (computing), an operating system function that executes a child process
- Spawn (comics), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name
- , a 2003 video game based on the comic series for sixth generation consoles
- , a 1999 arcade game based on the comic series
- Spawn (handheld game), a 1999 video game for the Game Boy Color
- Spawn (film), a 1997 cinema adaptation of the comic series
- Todd McFarlane's Spawn, an HBO television series
- , an upcoming American animated series
- Spawn Godslayer, a spin-off comic series
- Spawning (video gaming), the in-game creation or re-creation of an entity
- Spawning bed, an installation used in fishery management to increase fish reproduction
- Spawning networks, a type of computer network
- Spawn (album), an album by Rise Robots Rise
- "Spawn Again", a song on the album Neon Ballroom by Silverchair
spawn
Noun
1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
(hypernym) egg
(hyponym) roe
Verb
1. call forth
(synonym) engender, breed
(hypernym) cause, do, make
2. lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
(hypernym) lay
(hyponym) spat
(derivation) spawner
Spawn
(v. t.)
To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
(v. t.)
To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
(v. t.)
The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.
(v. t.)
The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
(v. t.)
The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
(v. t.)
Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
(v. i.)
To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
(v. i.)
To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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