dreep
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Verb
dreep (third-person singular simple present dreeps, present participle dreeping, simple past and past participle dreeped)
- (Scotland) To lower oneself from a height and drop the remaining distance.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 77:
- If ye could not do the next jump ye just dreeped down and ran along the ground and up the next one.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, p. 77:
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
From Old English drēopan, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
dreep (third-person singular simple present dreeps, present participle dreepin, simple past dreepit, past participle dreepit)