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CONFAB
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Irregular inflected forms: confabbed , confabbing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An informal conversation
Synonyms:
chat; confab; confabulation; schmoose; schmooze
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("confab" is a kind of...):
conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "confab"):
causerie; chin-wag; chin-wagging; chin wag; chin wagging; chit-chat; chit chat; chitchat; gab; gabfest; gossip; small talk; tittle-tattle (light informal conversation for social occasions)
Derivation:
confab (have a conference in order to talk something over)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have a conference in order to talk something over
Example:
We conferred about a plan of action
Synonyms:
confab; confabulate; confer; consult
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "confab" is one way to...):
discuss; hash out; talk over (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "confab"):
collogue (confer secretly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
confab (an informal conversation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Talk socially without exchanging too much information
Example:
the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
Synonyms:
chaffer; chat; chatter; chew the fat; chit-chat; chitchat; claver; confab; confabulate; gossip; jaw; natter; shoot the breeze; visit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "confab" is one way to...):
converse; discourse (carry on a conversation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "confab"):
jawbone; schmoose; schmooze; shmoose; shmooze (talk idly or casually and in a friendly way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
