spawn

1. v. t. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. Source: opted

2. v. t. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt. Source: opted

3. v. i. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. Source: opted

4. v. i. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously. Source: opted

5. v. t. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. Source: opted

6. v. t. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously. Source: opted

7. v. t. The buds or branches produced from underground stems. Source: opted

8. v. t. The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. Source: opted

9. n. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs Source: wordnet

10. v. call forth Source: wordnet

11. v. lay spawn Source: wordnet

12. 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. 2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt. One edition [of books] spawneth another. Fuller. 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. 2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously. 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. 2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously. 3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems. 4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. Spawn eater (Zoöl.), a small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace. Source: webster

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