What does "scallop" mean?

Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.

What is a synonym for "scallop"?

Common synonyms include: scollop, armadillo shell, bake, barbecue, baste, blanch.

//ˈskɑləp// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
2
edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions wordnet
3
One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
"A coral rose, its petals unfolded in scallop around the tight inner bud"
4
thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled wordnet
5
A fillet of meat, escalope.

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edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces wordnet
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A battered and deep-fried round potato slice. Australia, Ireland, UK, regional
8
one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) wordnet
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A sautéed potato (a shallow-fried round potato slice). UK, rare, regional
10
A dish shaped like a scallop shell.

Verb

1
To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.
"We can scallop coastlines to make them longer to serve more people."
2
shape or cut in scallops wordnet
3
To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped transitive
"I stewed them, made them into soup, and crowned all my efforts by a grand success in scalloping them, deceiving every one into the belief that they were eating oysters."
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fish for scallops wordnet
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To harvest scallops intransitive
"He has never wanted to live anywhere but the Island, he says, where he can scallop or ice-boat in winter, depending on his mood; hunt bluebills and deer in season; look after his cows and his sheep."