simple past tense and past participle of ream

Obsolete form of ream.

present participle of ream

The act or process of something being reamed.

To enlarge a hole, especially using a reamer; to bore a hole wider. / To shape or form, especially using a reamer. / To remove (material) by reaming.

A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets. / (chiefly in the plural) An abstract large amount of something.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cream; mantle; foam; froth.

plural of ream

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ream