SPREE

spree, fling

(noun) a brief indulgence of your impulses

spree

(verb) engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Spree

A particular river that flows through Lusatia (eastern Germany) and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere

Etymology

Noun

spree (plural sprees)

A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

Uninhibited activity.

Usage notes

Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

Synonyms

• carousal

Verb

spree (third-person singular simple present sprees, present participle spreeing, simple past and past participle spreed)

(intransitive, rare) To engage in a spree.

Synonyms

• carouse

Anagrams

• Esper, Peers, Perse, esper, peers, per se, perse, pères, speer, spere

Source: Wiktionary


Spree, n. Etym: [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation, spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. Sprack.]

Definition: A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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