Main Entry: ²ream

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: perhaps from Middle English *remen to open up, from Old English rēman; akin to Old English rȳman to open up, rūm space — more at room

Date: 1815

1 a : to widen the opening of (a hole) : countersink b (1) : to enlarge, shape, or smooth out (a hole) with a reamer (2) : to enlarge the bore of (as a gun) in this way c : to remove by reaming
2 a : to press out with a reamer b : to press out the juice of (as an orange) with a reamer
3 : cheat, victimize
4 : reprimand —often used with out <reams out his players so severely — Alexander Wolff>