Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb confab
2 senses of confab
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
Sense 2
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> collogue
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb confab
2 senses of confab
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
Sense 2
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> collogue
Entailment of verb confab
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb confab
2 senses of confab
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> converse, discourse
Sense 2
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> discuss, talk over
Familiarity of verb confab
confab used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb confab
Sense 1
chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
=> converse, discourse
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Sense 2
confer, confabulate, confab, consult
=> discuss, talk over
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Grep of noun confab
confab
confabulation
Overview of noun confab
The noun confab has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose -- (an informal conversation)
Overview of verb confab
The verb confab has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (chew the fat; shoot the breeze)
2. confer, confabulate, confab, consult -- (have a conference in order to talk something over "We conferred about a plan of action")
Overview of noun confab
The noun confab has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose -- (an informal conversation)
Overview of verb confab
The verb confab has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (chew the fat; shoot the breeze)
2. confer, confabulate, confab, consult -- (have a conference in order to talk something over "We conferred about a plan of action")
confab definition
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