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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spree, flingverb

    a brief indulgence of your impulses

  2. spreeverb

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

Wiktionary

  1. spreenoun

    A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

  2. spreenoun

    Uninhibited activity.

  3. Spreenoun

    river in Berlin, Germany.

  4. Etymology: 1804, from spraoi, of origin, from sprækr, sprakr, from sprakjaz, from (a)sp(h)arag-. Cognate with sprækr, spræk, dialectal sprygg. More at spry.

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  1. spree

    A spree is a period or instance of indulging excessively and unrestrainedly in an activity, usually with some form of enjoyment or pleasure involved. This activity could relate to shopping, drinking, partying, or even committing crimes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Spreenoun

    a merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation, spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. Sprack.]

Wikidata

  1. Spree

    The Spree is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic. It is a left bank tributary of the River Havel and is approximately 400 kilometres in length. The reach of the river between the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee to the east of Berlin is known as the Müggelspree.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Spree

    sprē, n. a merry frolic: a drunken bout.—v.i. to carouse. [Prob. Ir. spre, a spark, spraic, vigour.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Spree

    a river of Prussia, rises in East Saxony close to the Bohemian border, follows a winding and generally N. and NW. course of 227 m. till its Junction with the Havel at Spandau; chief towns on its banks are Bautzen, Kottbus, Lübben, and Berlin; is connected with the Oder by the Frederick William Canal.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. spree

    Uproarious jollity, sport, and merriment.

Editors Contribution

  1. spreenoun

    Starting price service pack concerning a new in opposition of a previous state with frequentative or intensive force.

    The Host of an auction is always on a spree from the beginning to the end of his job.

    Etymology: Spokesperson


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 31, 2024  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spree in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spree in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of spree in a Sentence

  1. Pat Toomey:

    We are spending way too much money to use -- to hide behind a veterans bill, the opportunity to go on an unrelated $ 400 billion spending spree is wrong, and we shouldn't allow it.

  2. Ranjan Panda:

    This disaster again calls for a serious scrutiny of the hydropower dams building spree in this eco-sensitive region, the government should no longer ignore warnings from experts and stop building hydropower projects and extensive highway networks in this fragile ecosystem.

  3. Uziel Castro:

    There was no confrontation, this was a killing spree, it was barbaric. Some were beheaded, others had their hearts or intestines ripped out.

  4. Orange County:

    Malik Patt is Malik Patt, he executed innocent people and he shot others and his behavior and the crime spree he engaged in, literally, I just got chills up my own spine.

  5. Veronica Escobar:

    Just before [ the shooter ] began his killing spree, he posted his views online and used hateful language like the very words used by President Trump to describe immigrants and Latinos.

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