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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.

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  1. peers

  2. Peers

  3. perse

  4. per se

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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. Marinos Marinos:

    They steal that car after robbing someone, usually by force with a firearm, and after that, they're usually not done. They're [on a] crime spree. They're just beginning, so they're going to use that vehicle to drive recklessly through the city, rob other individuals to use that car to get away. … And unfortunately, carjacked vehicles are often used for shootings.

  2. 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.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    Until 24 hours ago, this compromise was also going to reprogram money away from House Democrats wasteful spending spree that neglected Covid needs, and reallocate it to vaccines and treatments for the American people, but House Democrats mutinied against Speaker Pelosi. The far left would rather preserve state and local bureaucrats' giant slush funds, then fund vaccines and therapeutics for The Ukrainian people citizens. So, the Covid component has fallen out.

  4. 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.

  5. Douglas Rappaport:

    The Vallejo Police Department owes an apology to Ms. Huskins and Mr. Quinn, the individual or individuals who committed this offense were at liberty to continue on their crime spree, and in fact, did.

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