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strams

strams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stram.

Meaning of stram

Verb

stram (third-person singular simple present strams, present participle stramming, simple past and past participle strammed)

  1. To slam; to beat or put down or close violently or noisily.
    • ... he strammed the glass down 'pon the planchen, an' roared like Tregeagle. Aw!1890, John Tabois Tregellas, Cornish Tales, in Prose and Verse, page 15
  2. To move forcefully; to stream; to walk forcefully.
    • ... strammed by. But I thought maybe you thought I was her, when you come poundin' up the hill; havin' her clo's on, an' her wrop, an' all ; and I've sometimes thought 't when I step out good an' long, an' tilt my head over[…]1913, Sarah Pratt McLean Greene, Everbreeze, page 213

Questions about strams

What is strams the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strams is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stram.

Words near strams in the dictionary

  1. stramonia
  2. stramonies
  3. stramonium
  4. stramoniums
  5. stramony
  6. strams
  7. Stranahan
  8. Stranahans
  9. strand
  10. strand line
  11. strand lines

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