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Spawn vs Kipe - What's the difference?

spawn | kipe |

As verbs the difference between spawn and kipe

is that spawn is to produce or deposit (eggs) in water while kipe is (slang) to steal.

As nouns the difference between spawn and kipe

is that spawn is the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism while kipe is an osier basket used for catching fish.

spawn

English

(wikipedia spawn)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
  • To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
  • To bring forth in general.
  • To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
  • To plant with fungal spawn
  • To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
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  • To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
  • (ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
  • Derived terms

    * despawn * respawn * spawnable * spawn point * spawner * spawny

    Noun

    (spawn)
  • The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
  • Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
  • (by extension, sometimes, derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.
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  • (horticulture) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
  • (video games) The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
  • Derived terms

    * hellspawn

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    kipe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An osier basket used for catching fish.
  • Upturned lower jaw of a male salmon at the end of its life as it returns to fresh water to spawn.
  • Verb

    (kip)
  • (slang) to steal
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