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Meaning of screed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

screed

Pronunciation:/skɹiːd//skɹid//skɹiːd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred.

    Synonyms:scrid
  2. A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.

  3. A rent, a tear.

    Synonyms:cutrip
  4. A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

screed

Pronunciation:/skɹiːd//skɹid//skɹiːd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To rend, to shred, to tear.

    Synonyms:cutrip
  2. To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.

  3. To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.

  4. To become rent or torn.

screed

Pronunciation:/skɹiːd//skɹid//skɹiːd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

  2. The sound of something scratching or tearing.

verb

Definitions

  1. To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

  2. To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.

  3. To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.