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SPREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brief indulgence of your impulses
Synonyms:
fling; spree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spree" is a kind of...):
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence (excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spree"):
spending spree (a brief period of extravagant spending)
Derivation:
spree (engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "spree" is one way to...):
gratify; indulge; pander (yield (to); give satisfaction to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
spree (a brief indulgence of your impulses)
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