Meaning
7 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
(transitive)To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
reiben, aufbohren
развёртыватьrazvjórtyvatʹ, рассве́рливатьrassvérlivatʹ
enlarge with a reamer
(transitive)To remove (material) by reaming.
remove by making a hole or by boring
(transitive)To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
entgraten
To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
(broadly, slang, vulgar)To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
(slang)To yell at or berate.
Examples
3 sentencesThe company scooped up reams of personal data.
deDie Firma hat in Hülle und Fülle persönliche Daten gesammelt.
You have to click through reams of legal boilerplate to sign up for any web site, these days.
She got us exactly one ream of printer paper, which in our office will last about five hours.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rem, reme, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English rem, reme, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”).
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Forms
reams, reaming, reamed, reamedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle