creem

transitive verb

ˈkrēm

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, England

: to squeeze or hug (as in wrestling) : crush, mash

Word History

Etymology

perhaps irregular from Old English crimman to cram; akin to Old High German krimman to scratch, press, Old English crammian to cram

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