What is "spree"

Spree \Spree\ (spr[=e]), n. [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation, spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. Sprack.] A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.

spending spree an incident in which one spends money freely; -- usually designating indiscreet or reckless spending on unneeded items.

"a frolic, drinking bout," 1804, slang, earliest use in Scottish dialect works, of uncertain origin. Perhaps [Barnhart] an alteration of French esprit "lively wit" (see esprit). According to Klein, Irish spre seems to be a loan-word from Old Norse sprakr. Watkins proposes a possible origin as an alteration of Scots spreath "cattle raid," from Gaelic sprédh, spré, "cattle; wealth," from Middle Irish preit, preid, "booty," ultimately from Latin praeda "plunder, booty" (see prey (n.)).\n\nThe splore is a frolic, a merry meeting. In the slang language of the inhabitants of St Giles's, in London, it is called a spree or a go.

[Note in "Select Scottish Songs, Ancient and Modern," vol. II, London, 1810]

n. 1 A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic. 2 Uninhibited activity.

1. n. a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: fling]

2. v. engage withour restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

The Spree (; , ) is a river that flows through the Saxony, Brandenburg and Berlin states of Germany, and in the Ústí nad Labem region of the Czech Republic. Approximately in length, it is a left bank tributary of the River Havel, which itself flows into the Elbe and then the North Sea. It is the river on which the original centre of Berlin was built.

The reach of the river between the Dämeritzsee and Müggelsee to the east of Berlin is known as the Müggelspree.

Spree is a 1996 film written and directed by Rustin Thompson. It tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a drug dealer and the perils that come with it.

The Spree is a river in Germany.

Spree may also refer to:

• The cultural festival of NIT Warangal; see Spring Spree
• An open-source e-commerce platform built on Ruby on Rails; see Spree Commerce.
• Killing several people in succession over a fairly long yet uninterrupted period of time; see spree killer.
• Spree (candy), a type of candy.
• A nickname for American professional basketball player Latrell Sprewell.
• A model of motorized scooter made by Honda; see Honda Spree.
• School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, Solar and renewable energy research institute.
• Spree (movie)
• Spree (Numb3rs), an episode of Numb3rs
• "Spree!", an episode of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

Spree is a candy manufactured by The Willy Wonka Candy Company, a brand owned by Nestlé. Spree was created by the Sunline Candy Company, later renamed Sunmark Corporation, of St. Louis, MO in the mid-1960s. Spree was an idea of an employee named John Scout. In the 1970s the brand was bought by Nestle' who markets the candy under the Willy Wonka brand. Spree is classified as a compressed dextrose candy, covered in a colored fruit-flavored shell. Depending on the market it is available in rolls or thin food type cardboard boxes. A variation called Chewy Spree is also available in two distinct types: Chewy Spree Original and Chewy Spree Mixed Berry. Chewy Spree boasts a similar size and shape as classic Spree, but with a chewy center. Chewy Spree is available in pouches, rather than rolls.

"Spree" is the first episode of the third season of the American television show Numb3rs The episode features Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents pursuing a couple of spree killers. Series writer Ken Sanzel drew inspiration for the episode from pursuit curves. "Spree" also launches a more general trend toward the serialization of the series.

David Gallagher and Kim Dickens guest-starred as the couple. For Gallagher, the role of Buck Winters was a sharp contrast with his role in a previous series. Lou Diamond Phillips, reprising his role of FBI Special Agent Ian Edgerton, made his third appearance on Numb3rs.

"Spree" first aired in the United States on September 22, 2006. Critics gave the episode positive reviews.

Spree is the Annual Sports Festival of BITS Pilani, Goa Campus. It is a three-day long fest usually held in March – early April. Since its inception in 2007, it has grown to become the largest collegiate sports festival in India; attracting many national as well as international participants. The theme has always been "Pure Sport", while the tagline for the upcoming season – Spree'16 is "Where Winners Tread". The 2014 edition of the festival received a footfall of more than 40,000 students from 120 colleges all over the country. Spree has always been recognized for the best teams from sportiest colleges across the country, top-notch badminton and tennis courts, and a BCCI maintained cricket and football ground.