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Definition of Ream
1. Noun. A large quantity of written matter. "He wrote reams and reams"
2. Verb. Squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer. "Ream oranges"
3. Noun. A quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires.
4. Verb. Remove by making a hole or by boring. "The dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"
5. Verb. Enlarge with a reamer. "Ream a hole"
Definition of Ream
1. n. Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale.
2. v. i. To cream; to mantle.
3. v. t. To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments.
4. n. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets.
5. v. t. To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer.
Definition of Ream
1. Verb. (context: UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To cream; mantle; foam; froth. ¹
2. Verb. To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. ¹
3. Verb. To shape or form, especially using a reamer. ¹
4. Verb. To remove (material) by reaming. ¹
5. Verb. To remove burrs and debris from a freshly bored hole. ¹
6. Verb. (slang) To yell at or berate. ¹
7. Verb. (slang vulgar) To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way, by analogy with definition 1. ¹
8. Noun. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually containing 500 sheets. ¹
9. Noun. An abstract large amount of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ream
1. to enlarge with a reamer [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Ream
1. To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer. Origin: Cf. G. Raumen to remove, to clear away, fr. Raum room. See Room. To cream; to mantle. "A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret." (Sir W. Scott) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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