I. ˈsprē noun
or spray ˈsprā
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of spreath
: an unrestrained and usually excessive indulgence in or outburst of any activity : splurge , rampage
a buying spree
a speculative spree — Kiplinger Washington Letter
a fishing spree
especially : an occasion, period, or bout of reckless merrymaking and usually heavy drinking : binge , carousal
inebriated after a spree in town — American Guide Series: Louisiana
— often used in the expressions on a spree and go on a spree
a pair of undergraduates on a spree — Lucien Price
had gone on spending sprees — Truman Capote
II. ˈsprē intransitive verb
( spreed ; spreed ; spreeing ; sprees )
: to indulge in or go on a spree
spreeing around — Walt Whitman
III.
Scot & dialect England
variant of spry