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Carouse vs Spree - What's the difference?

carouse | spree |

As nouns the difference between carouse and spree

is that carouse is a large draught of liquor while spree is a merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.

As a verb carouse

is to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.

As a proper noun Spree is

a particular river that flows through Lusatia (eastern Germany) and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.

carouse

English

Verb

(carous)
  • To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
    • We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
  • To drink to excess.
    • If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian's.

    Derived terms

    * carousal * carousel * carrousel

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large draught of liquor.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • a full carouse of sack
  • * Shakespeare
    • Drink carouses to the next day's fate.
  • A drinking match; a carousal.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The early feast and late carouse .

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    spree

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic.
  • Uninhibited activity.

    • Usage notes

    Often preceded by the name of a certain activity to indicate a period of doing that activity whole-heartedly and continuously, e.g. shopping spree.

    Synonyms

    * carousal

    Derived terms

    * killing spree * shooting spree * shopping spree

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