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abraid.

To wrench (something) out.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈbɹeɪd/
  1. To wrench (something) out.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon.

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To wake up.

    intransitive · obsolete
  4. To spring, start, make a sudden movement.

    archaic · intransitive
  5. To shout out.

    intransitive · obsolete · transitive
  6. To rise in the stomach with nausea.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abraiden, abreiden (“to start up, awake, move, reproach”), from Old English ābreġdan (“to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from, remove, unsheath, wrench, pull out, withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, draw up, raise, lift up, start up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bregdaną (“to move, swing”), of uncertain further origin. Equivalent to a- + braid. Related to Dutch breien (“to knit”), German bretten (“to knit”).

adv/əˈbɹeɪd/
  1. Alternative form of abread.

    alt-of · alternative · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English abrede. More at abread.

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