abraid
/AH0 B R EY1 D/verb
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(intransitive, obsolete) To wake up.
- 2
(intransitive, archaic) To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
- 3
(intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out.
- 4
(transitive, obsolete) To wrench (something) out.
- 5
(transitive, obsolete) To unsheathe a blade, draw a weapon.
- 6
(transitive, obsolete) To rise in the stomach with nausea.
adverb
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Alternative form of abread. [(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Abroad.]
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