ream

Meaning

Noun

Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

Verb

To cream; mantle; foam; froth.

Verb

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

Synonyms

bore

squeeze

drill

cave

chamber

clamp

🗜️

clasp

crush

cut

delve

dig

dig into

dig out

dig up

dilate

draw

dredge

drive

excavate

express

extract

fascicle

girdle

grasp

heap

hollow

hug

instar

let out

mine

mound

mountain

⛰️

paddy

pile

poke into

press

press out

prise

rice

🍚

rout

ruck

sap

squeeze out

stack

stockpile

take out

threescore

trench

tussock

twinge

twitch

wad

widen

wring

slag heap

enlarge a hole

cultivated rice

articulation

bore out

batch

burrow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːm/

Etymology

From Middle English reme, rem, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”).
Cognate with Dutch room (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream”), Icelandic rjómi (“cream”). See also ramekin.