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BESPATTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bespatter mean?
• BESPATTER (verb)
The verb BESPATTER has 1 sense:
1. spot, splash, or soil
Familiarity information: BESPATTER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spot, splash, or soil
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bespatter; spatter
Context example:
The baby spattered the bib with food
Hypernyms (to "bespatter" is one way to...):
blob; blot; fleck; spot (make a spot or mark onto)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They bespatter the bread with melted butter
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