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reamed

reamed is the simple past and past participle of ream.

Meaning of ream

Verb (1)

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

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) To cream; mantle; foam; froth.
    • a huge pewter measuring pot […] which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

Verb (2)

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

  1. (transitive) To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.
    Synonyms:
    rime
  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.
    Synonyms:
    rime
  4. To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  5. (broadly, slang, vulgar) To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.
    Synonyms:
    dig out

See all 11 meanings of ream

Forms of reamed

comparativemore reamed
superlativemost reamed

Words formed from reamed

Phrases with reamed

Questions about reamed

What is reamed the simple past and past participle of?
Reamed is the simple past and past participle of ream.

Words near reamed in the dictionary

  1. reambulate
  2. reambulated
  3. reambulation
  4. reambulations
  5. reame
  6. reamed
  7. reamed out
  8. reamend
  9. reamended
  10. reamending
  11. reamendment

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