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threap (t̸hrēp)

transitive verb

  1. to scold; chide
  2. to maintain or assert obstinately

Etymology: ME threpen < OE threapian, to rebuke

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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