serry
serry verb: to crowd, press together, or close (rank).
Verb
serry (third-person singular simple present serries, present participle serrying, simple past and past participle serried)
- To crowd, press together, or close (rank)
- High shoulders, low shoulders, broad shoulders, narrow ones,
Round, square, and angular, serry and shove1904, William Ernest Henley, “Clinical”, in Poems - thrive the serried flocks and herds.1921, Alice Meynell, “Summer in England, 1914”, in Poems
- High shoulders, low shoulders, broad shoulders, narrow ones,
serry meaning in Tamil
serry in Tamil
- நெருக்கமான கூட்டம்
Forms of serry
| third-person singular present | serries |
|---|---|
| present participle | serrying |
| past participle | serried |
| past | serried |
Origin of serry
Borrowed from French serré, past participle of serrer, from Middle French serrer, from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrare (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serare (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“a bar, bolt”), akin to Latin serere (“to join or bind together”). Compare French serrer (“to tighten”) and Spanish cerrar (“to shut, close”).
Questions about serry
- What does serry mean?
- Serry means to crowd, press together, or close (rank).
- What is serry in Tamil?
- Serry in Tamil is நெருக்கமான கூட்டம். See Serry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is serry?
- Serry is a verb.
- What is the past tense of serry?
- The past tense of serry is serried.
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