noun
1 long narrow strip of cloth or paper
2 long narrow strip of land
3 long speech or piece of writing
4 long tear or scratch; slash
5 grating or scraping noise
verb
1 to tear; to rip
2 to come apart
3 to make a shrill screeching noise
4 to read; to recite fluently
‣ to screed aff to reel off