Definition of THREAP

threap

Meanings

Plural: threaps

Noun

  • An altercation, quarrel, argument.
  • An accusation or serious charge.
  • Stubborn insistence.
  • A superstition or freet.

Verb

  • To contradict.
  • To denounce.
  • To cry out; complain; contend.
  • To argue; bicker; scold; rebuke
  • To affirm; to express with conviction.
  • To cozen or cheat.
  • To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; to insist (on).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English threp (“a rebuke”), from the verb (see below).
Alternative etymology derives Middle English threp, from Old English *þrēap (“contention, strife”) (attested only as Old English þrēap, in the sense of "troop, band"), ultimately from the same Germanic origin below.

Scrabble Score: 11

threap is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
threap is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
threap is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

threap is a valid Words With Friends word