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Verb
S:
(v)
chew the fat
,
shoot the breeze
,
chat
,
confabulate
,
confab
,
chitchat
,
chit-chat
,
chatter
,
chaffer
,
natter
,
gossip
,
jaw
,
claver
,
visit
(talk socially without exchanging too much information)
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
direct troponym
/
full troponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
converse
,
discourse
(carry on a conversation)
S:
(v)
argue
,
contend
,
debate
,
fence
(have an argument about something)
S:
(v)
interview
,
question
(conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting)
S:
(v)
interview
(discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation)
"We interviewed the job candidates"
S:
(v)
interview
(go for an interview in the hope of being hired)
"The job candidate interviewed everywhere"
S:
(v)
chew the fat
,
shoot the breeze
,
chat
,
confabulate
,
confab
,
chitchat
,
chit-chat
,
chatter
,
chaffer
,
natter
,
gossip
,
jaw
,
claver
,
visit
(talk socially without exchanging too much information)
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
derivationally related form
sentence frame