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n. (quantity) | 1. ream | a large quantity of written matter.; "he wrote reams and reams" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
n. (quantity) | 2. ream | a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires. |
| ~ definite quantity | a specific measure of amount. |
| ~ quire | a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets. |
v. (contact) | 3. ream | squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer.; "ream oranges" |
| ~ press out, express, extract | obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
v. (change) | 4. ream | remove by making a hole or by boring.; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ ream | enlarge with a reamer.; "ream a hole" |
v. (change) | 5. ream | enlarge with a reamer.; "ream a hole" |
| ~ enlarge | make larger.; "She enlarged the flower beds" |
| ~ ream | remove by making a hole or by boring.; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment" |
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