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After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.
William S. Burroughs

Meaning of "spree" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPREE

Perhaps changed from Scottish spreath plundered cattle, ultimately from Latin praeda booty.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPREE

spree  [spriː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPREE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spree is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPREE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spree

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. Approximately 400 kilometres in length, it is a left bank tributary of the River Havel, which itself flows into the Elbe and then the North Sea. It is the river on which the original centre of Berlin was built. The reach of the river between the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee to the east of Berlin is known as the Müggelspree.

Definition of spree in the English dictionary

The definition of spree in the dictionary is a session of considerable overindulgence, esp in drinking, squandering money, etc. Other definition of spree is a romp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPREE


agree
əˈɡriː
Capri
kəˈpriː
cree
kriː
degree
dɪˈɡriː
disagree
ˌdɪsəˈɡriː
epris
eɪˈpriː
esprit
ɛˈspriː
free
friː
gluten-free
ˈɡluːtənˌfriː
gumtree
ˈɡʌmˌtriː
hori
ˈhɔːriː
Kayseri
ˌkaɪsɛˈriː
Marie
məˈriː
pedigree
ˈpɛdɪˌɡriː
pree
priː
Puri
ˈpʊəriː
Sri
ʃriː
three
θriː
toll-free
ˌtəʊlˈfriː
tree
triː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPREE

spread eagle
spread one´s wings
spread out
spread sampling
spread your wings
spread-eagle
spreadability
spreadable
spreadeagled
spreader
spreadingly
spreadsheet
spreagh
spreaghery
spreathed
sprechgesang
sprechstimme
spreckled
sprekelia
sprent

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPREE

at the top of the tree
Bachelor of Arts degree
bachelor´s degree
buying spree
Christmas tree
crime spree
family tree
feel free
for free
Group of Three
Joshua tree
killing spree
red tea tree
referee
rule of three
saree
shooting spree
shopping spree
spending spree
to a degree

Synonyms and antonyms of spree in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPREE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spree» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spree

Translation of «spree» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPREE

Find out the translation of spree to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spree from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spree» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

放纵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

juerga
570 millions of speakers

English

spree
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

होड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

farra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতলামি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orgie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

派手にやること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흥청망청하기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spree
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Spree
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

களியாட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सपाटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cümbüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatenamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Spree
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sindrofie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεφάντωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boemel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spree
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rangel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spree

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPREE»

The term «spree» is very widely used and occupies the 17.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPREE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spree» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spree» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spree

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5 QUOTES WITH «SPREE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spree.
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Susan Brooks
A budget matters to people who worry about protecting and saving critical programs like Medicare and Social Security. A budget matters to younger workers who fear that more and more money will be taken from their paychecks to fund another generation's spending spree.
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Bryan Burrough
'Bonnie and Clyde,' while one of the best movies ever made, was far more interested in portraying Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as romantic anti-establishment Robin Hoods than what they really were: white-trash spree killers.
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William S. Burroughs
After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.
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Geoff Davis
The sheer magnitude of Speaker Pelosi's spending spree is mind boggling. Most of us do not use the number 1,000,000,000,000 in our daily lives, so it is difficult to attach tangible value to the figure.
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Peter Blair Henry
A government decision that slashes spending at the wrong time and sends a weak economy into a tailspin can be just as undisciplined as one that unleashes a wasteful spending spree in an overheated environment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPREE»

Discover the use of spree in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spree and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee
How will they find their way out of this slippery situation? Chris Van Dusen, the creator of Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee, has filled this new adventure with charming illustrations and a playful, rhyming text.
Chris Van Dusen, 2011
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The Complete Polysyllabic Spree
The Complete Polysyllabic Spree is Nick Hornby's wickedly funny journey through reading This is not a book of reviews. This not a book that sneers at other books.
Nick Hornby, 2007
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Spree
After having her cover blown and risking everything to stop a nuclear Armageddon, Chandler figured she might have been shown some appreciation.
J. A. Konrath, Ann Voss Peterson, 2012
4
Spree
Mike McCleary and Quin St. James have retired from solving murders, but when Mike's sister becomes the latest victim of a "spree" killer in Florida, they decide to take on the case themselves. Original.
T. J. MacGregor, 1992
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Spree
Nolan has finally buried his criminal past and begun a new life as a restaurant owner at a local mall.
Max Allan Collins, 2012
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Killing Spree
When a Serial Killer Gets a Taste for Blood. . .Kill and Kill Again. . .Praise for the Novels of Kevin O'BrienWatch Them Die.
Kevin O'Brien, 2012
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Spree Killers: Devastating Massacres by Unpredictable Gunmen
Nigel Cawthorne has written, contributed to and edited more than sixty books on subjects as diverse as skiing, finance, sex, war, art, engineering, history and American football.
Nigel Cawthorne, 2009
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Reacting to the Spending Spree: Policy Changes We Can Afford
In Reacting to the Spending Spree, a team of expert contributors examines the implications of these reforms and how they might affect a number of issues.
Terry L. Anderson, Richard Sousa, 2009
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Rampage: Canadian Mass Murder and Spree Killing
Rampage: a state of anger or agitation resulting in violent, reckless, and destructive behaviour.
Lee Mellor, 2013
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Seven Days of Rage: The Deadly Crime Spree of the Craigslist ...
Discusses how medical student Philip Markoff used Craigslist to locate his victims, women connected with the sex industry whom he robbed and sometimes murdered, and discusses how he spiraled into increasingly violent behavior.
Paul LaRosa, Maria Cramer, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPREE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spree is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ohio teens charged as adults after crime spree
A teen couple from Wyandot County in northern Ohio have been charged in Pennsylvania as adults, accused of a three-state, six-day crime spree that authorities ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
2
Teen couple captured after three-state crime spree
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A teen couple from Ohio who authorities suspect of a crime spree across three states was apprehended in West Virginia after a police ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
3
Serbian father of the groom goes on shooting spree killing bride and …
A 55-year-old father went on a shooting spree in Serbia in an apparent drunken rage over his son's wedding, killing six people including the bride and her ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
4
1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting spree at Seoul military camp
SEOUL: A soldier went on a shooting spree at a military camp in Seoul on Wednesday (May 13), Yonhap news agency said. The soldier, a reservist, killed one ... «Channel News Asia, May 15»
5
Utah teen Meagan Grunwald convicted for fatal highway crime spree
The Bonnie and Clyde crime spree ended only after police destroyed the couple's tires with spike strips, then did the same thing to a vehicle the couple had ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
6
Funeral Set For Census Bureau Guard Killed In Crime Spree
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Census Bureau guard killed in a crime spree last week will be laid to rest Friday. Lawrence Buckner was shot outside the Census ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
7
Man Arrested After Stabbing Spree in Japan
A 40-year-old man was arrested Monday after a stabbing spree in Japan's western Hyogo prefecture left five dead, police said. A spokesman for the Hyogo ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
8
Man married — then imprisoned for spree
Man married — then imprisoned for spree .... some court officials and a couple of the people whose property Silva damaged during an August crime spree. «Powell Tribune, Feb 15»
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Kentucky teen in 'Bonnie and Clyde' spree indicted for rape
The Kentucky teen "Clyde" accused of going on an interstate crime spree with his 13-year-old "Bonnie" was indicted for rape Tuesday. Dalton Hayes, 18, faces ... «New York Daily News, Feb 15»
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After brazen crime spree, Kentucky teen charged with statutory rape …
An 18-year-old Kentucky man who was nabbed by police after a nearly two-week, multi-state crime spree with his 13-year-old girlfriend has been charged with a ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»

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