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spate  (spt)

n.

1. A sudden flood, rush, or outpouring: "It issues a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians" (Virginia Woolf).

2. Chiefly British

a. A flash flood.

b. A freshet resulting from a downpour of rain or melting of snow.

c. A sudden heavy fall of rain.

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[Middle English.]

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spate

Noun

1. a large number of things happening within a period of time: a spate of bombings

2. a fast flow or outpouring: an incomprehensible spate of words

3. in spate Chiefly Brit (of a river) flooded [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spate - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
	2.	spate - a sudden forceful flow               surge, upsurge, rush flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) debris storm, debris surge - the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" onrush - a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"
	3.	spate - the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow freshet flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

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spate

noun 1. flood, flow, torrent, rush, deluge, outpouring

noun 2. series, sequence, course, chain, succession, run, train, string

Translations

spate [speɪt] n (fig): spate of → torrente m de;

in spate [river] → crecido

spate [speɪt] n (fig);

spate of → avalanche f or torrent m de;

in spate [river] → en crue

spate [speɪt] n (fig);

a spate of → eine Flut von;

to be in full spate (river) → Hochwasser führen

spate [speɪt] n (fig): spate of → diluvio or fiume m di;

in spate (river) → in piena