creem
transitive verb
ˈkrēm
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
: to squeeze or hug (as in wrestling) : crush, mash
Word History
Etymology
perhaps irregular from Old English crimman to cram; akin to Old High German krimman to scratch, press, Old English crammian to cram
- cresswort
- cressy
- crest
- crest clearance
- crest coronet
- crest fern
- crest line
- crest rail
- crest table
- crest tile
- crest voltmeter
- crestal
- crested
- crested auk
- crested auklet
- crested barbet
- crested cariama
- crested coralroot
- crested dogstail
- crested duck
- crested dwarf iris
- crested fern
- crested flycatcher
- crested guinea fowl
- crested hair grass