See Also: screed(medicine)
screed(1)(dictionary)
screed(2)(dictionary)
screed(dictionary)

screed(2) (iou)



screed verb. [skri:d] LME.
[Orig. var. of SHRED verb. Later from the noun.]
verb trans. & intrans. Shred, tear, rip. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
verb intrans. Make a sound as of tearing cloth; make a loud shrill sound. Scot. E18.
verb trans. Recite or relate (an account etc.) volubly or readily. Usu. foll. by off, away. Scot. L18.
verb intrans. Level (a surface) by means of a screed; apply (material) as a screed to a floor surface. L19.
screed in finish off a surface around (a frame etc.) by means of a screed. screed off remove (excess material) from a surface by means of a screed.
screeder noun a person employed to lay floor screeds L20.
screeding noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) the material of a screed: E19.