ream

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see also: Ream

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹiːm/

Noun

ream

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

Verb

ream (reams, present participle reaming; past and past participle reamed)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
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Verb

ream (reams, present participle reaming; past and past participle reamed)

1. To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider.
2. To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
3. To remove (material) by reaming.
4. To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole.
5. (slang) To yell at or berate.
6. (slang, vulgar, by extension from sense of enlarging a hole) To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.

Synonyms

• (to sexually penetrate) dig out, nail, root, tap; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Translations

• French: aléser
• German: reiben (jargon), aufbohren (informal)
• Russian: развёртывать
• Spanish: escariar

Translations

• German: entgraten

Noun

ream (plural reams)

1. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
2. (chiefly, in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.

   I can't go – I still have reams of work left.

Synonyms

• (abstract large amount) bunch, load, pile; see also Thesaurus:lot

Translations

• French: rame, rame de papier, ramette
• German: Ries
• Italian: risma
• Portuguese: resma
• Spanish: resma

Translations

• German: Menge

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Ream

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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