EGAVE

ream

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
  2. verb To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
  3. verb To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
  4. verb To remove (material) by reaming.
  5. verb To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.
  6. verb To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  7. verb To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
  8. verb To yell at or berate.

Similar words

hone grind countersink range enlarge instalment refinish resurface rectify series

Often followed by

of the and out is to or ak in

Word family

reamed reaming reams

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