dreep

English

Alternative forms

• dreap

Etymology

From Scots dreep.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɹiːp/
• Rhymes: -iːp

Verb

dreep (third-person singular simple present dreeps, present participle dreeping, simple past and past participle dreeped)

1. (Scotland) To lower oneself from a height and drop the remaining distance.
   • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 77:

     If ye could not do the next jump ye just dreeped down and ran along the ground and up the next one.

Anagrams

• prede

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English drepen (“to drip, lower”), from Old English drēopan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drip/

Verb

dreep (third-person singular simple present dreeps, present participle dreepin, simple past dreepit, past participle dreepit)

1. to drip
2. to drain, strain (food etc.)
3. to soak
4. to drop (oneself) down from a height

Descendants

• → English: dreep