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ream out

ream out verb: to lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.

Verb

ream out (third-person singular simple present reams out, present participle reaming out, simple past and past participle reamed out)

  1. (US, slang, vulgar) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
    • My boss reamed me out after I left the safe door open again.
    Synonyms:
    bawl out, chew out
  2. (vulgar) To ream; to penetrate a partner's anus forcefully (either with one's penis or one's tongue) such as to widen the opening.
    • When the captive's asshole has been reamed out and stretched beyond recognition, a long wooden club, like a policeman's nightstick, was forced upon the ruined bunghole, sliding in alongside the thick, hot cock.1991, Etienne, “In Enemy Hands”, in Drummer, number 151, page 32

Synonyms of ream out

Forms of ream out

third-person singular presentreams out
present participlereaming out
past participlereamed out
pastreamed out

Questions about ream out

What does ream out mean?
Ream out means to lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
What part of speech is ream out?
Ream out is a verb.
What is the past tense of ream out?
The past tense of ream out is reamed out.

Words near ream out in the dictionary

  1. realveolarization
  2. realy
  3. ream
  4. ream job
  5. ream jobs
  6. ream out
  7. reamage
  8. reamages
  9. reamalgamate
  10. reamalgamated
  11. reamalgamates

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