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ream

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Noun

  1. Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
  2. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.
  3. An abstract large amount of something.

Verb

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

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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