ream

IPA: rˈim

noun

  • (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
  • A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
  • (chiefly in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
  • (transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
  • (transitive) To remove (material) by reaming.
  • (transitive) To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
  • To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  • (slang, vulgar, by extension from sense of enlarging a hole) To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
  • (slang) To yell at or berate.
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