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. (transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
2. (transitive) To remove (material) by reaming.
3. (transitive) 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. (broadly, slang, vulgar) 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

Translations

resma

risma

resma

rame

aléser

riem

alesare

brocar

Ries

barrinar

aufreiben

uitboren

erweitern

raima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: reme

Inherited from Old English: rēam

Cognate with Dutch: room

Cognate with German: Rahm

Cognate with Norwegian: rømme

Cognate with Icelandic: rjómi

Cognate with Dutch: ruimen

Cognate with German: räumen

Cognate with Icelandic: rýma

In summary

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 Saterland Frisian Room (“cream”), West Frisian rjemme (“cream”), Dutch room (“cream”), German Low German Rahm, Rohm (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Swedish römme (“cream”), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream”), Faroese rómi (“cream”), Icelandic rjómi (“cream”). See also ramekin.