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crue — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.

Senses

crue is used for these senses in English:

  • spate (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.

spate — full definition

  1. noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
  2. noun A sudden flood, especially of a river swollen by heavy rain.

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