Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/September 1

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Word of the day
for September 1
screed v
  1. (transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear.
  2. (transitive, Scotland, also figurative, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
  3. (transitive, construction, masonry) 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. (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.

(Northern Ireland, Scotland)

  1. (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
  2. (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
  3. (transitive, chiefly humorous, obsolete) To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
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