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- stramash (third-person singular simple present stramashes, present participle stramashing, simple past and past participle stramashed) (Yorkshire, dialect) To make a noise, to cause an uproar, to cause a disturbance [ 1] (Scotland, dialect) To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.
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noun. 1. an uproar; tumult; brawl. verb (transitive) 2. to destroy; smash. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: perhaps expanded from smash. Word Frequency. stramash in American English. (strəˈmæʃ, ˈstræməʃ) noun. Scot. an uproar; disturbance.
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2 senses: 1. an uproar; tumult; brawl 2. to destroy;...
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- American
Stramash definition: an uproar; disturbance.. See examples of STRAMASH used in a sentence.
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to Italian stramazzone?”) Compare Scots stramash. Possibly related to Hindi तमाशा (tamāśā) or Italian stramazzone.
stramash (plural stramashes) 1. (Scotland, informal) A tumult or disturbance. 1.1. 1840, Richard Barham, The Ingoldsby Legends: 1.1.1. Then more calling , and bawling, And squalling , and falling , Oh ! what a fearful stramashthey are all in !
stramash (third-person singular simple present stramashes, present participle stramashing, simple past and past participle stramashed) 1. (Yorkshire, dialect) To make a noise, to cause an uproar, to cause a disturbance 2. (Scotland, dialect)To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stramash. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English.
noun. stra· mash strə-ˈmash. 1. chiefly Scotland : disturbance, racket. 2. chiefly Scotland : crash, smashup. Word History. Etymology. origin unknown. First Known Use. 1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler. The first known use of stramash was in 1803. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near stramash. Stralsund.
Define stramash. stramash synonyms, stramash pronunciation, stramash translation, English dictionary definition of stramash. n an uproar; tumult; brawl vb to destroy; smash Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...
Synonyms for STRAMASH in English: tumult, commotion, riot, uproar, quarrel, brawl, ado, altercation, affray, melee, …
