"spraff" meaning in All languages combined

See spraff on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: spraffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spraff (plural spraffs)
  1. (Scotland, colloquial) Spiel. Tags: Scotland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-spraff-en-noun-pO-ydXar Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 25 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 21 10 11 3 4 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0
  2. (Scotland, colloquial) Chat, patter. Tags: Scotland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-spraff-en-noun-iqP9NkPZ Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 25 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 21 10 11 3 4 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0
  3. (Scotland, colloquial) Speech. Tags: Scotland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-spraff-en-noun-eYnhqoBF Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 25 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 21 10 11 3 4 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0

Verb [English]

Forms: spraffs [present, singular, third-person], spraffing [participle, present], spraffed [participle, past], spraffed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spraff (third-person singular simple present spraffs, present participle spraffing, simple past and past participle spraffed)
  1. (Scotland, colloquial) To speak excessively or pointlessly. Tags: Scotland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-spraff-en-verb-0iPEIkfy Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 25 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 21 10 11 3 4 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0
  2. (Scotland, colloquial) To speak (in general). Tags: Scotland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-spraff-en-verb-ij~RVoc2 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 25 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 19 21 10 11 3 4 1 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0

Noun [Scots]

Forms: spraffs [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|spraffs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} spraff (plural spraffs), {{sco-noun}} spraff (plural spraffs)
  1. Spiel.
    Sense id: en-spraff-sco-noun-pO-ydXar
  2. Chat, patter.
    Sense id: en-spraff-sco-noun-iqP9NkPZ
  3. Speech.
    Sense id: en-spraff-sco-noun-eYnhqoBF

Verb [Scots]

Forms: spraffs [present, singular, third-person], spraffin [participle, present], sprafft [past], sprafft [participle, past]
Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|spraffs|present participle|spraffin|simple past|sprafft|past participle|sprafft|head=}} spraff (third-person singular simple present spraffs, present participle spraffin, simple past sprafft, past participle sprafft), {{sco-verb}} spraff (third-person singular simple present spraffs, present participle spraffin, simple past sprafft, past participle sprafft)
  1. To speak excessively or pointlessly.
    Sense id: en-spraff-sco-verb-0iPEIkfy Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 16 28 2 53 2
  2. To speak (in general).
    Sense id: en-spraff-sco-verb-ij~RVoc2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "spraffs",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraffing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraffed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
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          "_dis": "27 22 25 13 12",
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        "To speak excessively or pointlessly."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) To speak excessively or pointlessly."
      ],
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        "To speak (in general)."
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) To speak (in general)."
      ],
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        "Scotland",
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      ]
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}

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          "_dis": "23 20 21 11 11 2 2 0 9 0",
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      ],
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        "Spiel."
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          "Spiel",
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) Spiel."
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        "Scotland",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Scottish English",
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      "glosses": [
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          "patter",
          "patter"
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) Chat, patter."
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) Speech."
      ],
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      ]
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}

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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spraffin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sprafft",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprafft",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "6": "spraffin",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "sprafft",
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        "To speak excessively or pointlessly."
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      "id": "en-spraff-sco-verb-ij~RVoc2"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spraff"
}

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        "Spiel."
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        ]
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    }
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) To speak excessively or pointlessly."
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        "(Scotland, colloquial) Chat, patter."
      ],
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        "Spiel."
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          "Spiel",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Chat, patter."
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          "Chat",
          "chat#English"
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        [
          "patter",
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        ]
      ]
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    {
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        "Speech."
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          "speech#English"
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}

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