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creach

creach noun: an incursion for plunder, raid, forray.

Noun

creach (plural creachs)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland) an incursion for plunder, raid, forray
  2. booty, prey

Verb

creach (third-person singular simple present creachs, present participle creaching, simple past and past participle creached)

  1. (transitive) To raid, to plunder.

Proper noun capitalized: Creach

Creach (plural Creaches)

  1. A surname.

Forms of creach

Noun
pluralcreachs
alternative formcreagh
Verb
third-person singular presentcreachs
present participlecreaching
past participlecreached
pastcreached
Proper noun
pluralCreaches

Origin of creach

From Irish and Scottish Gaelic creach.

* Variant of Creech. * Americanized spelling of German Krietsch. * Borrowed from French Créac'h, itself from Breton.

Questions about creach

What does creach mean?
Creach means an incursion for plunder, raid, forray.
What part of speech is creach?
Creach can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
What is the plural of creach?
The plural of creach is creachs.

Words near creach in the dictionary

  1. CRE
  2. cre8
  3. CREA
  4. creable
  5. Creaca
  6. creach
  7. creached
  8. creacher
  9. creachers
  10. Creaches
  11. creaching

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