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screak
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skrik
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skreek
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verb (used without object)
1.
to screech.
2.
to creak.
noun
3.
a screech.
4.
a creak.
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to flee; abscond:
to flee; abscond:
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Origin:
1490–1500;
<
Scandinavian;
compare
Norwegian
skrike,
Danish
skrige;
cognate with
Old Norse
skrækja
to screech;
see
screech
Related forms
screak·y,
adjective
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screak
(skriːk)
—
vb
1.
(
intr
) to screech or creak
—
n
2.
a screech or creak
[C16: from Old Norse
skrækja.
See
screech
1
,
shriek
]
'screaky
—
adj
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