1
: a quantity of paper being 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets
2
: a great amount
—usually used in plural
reams of information
reamed; reaming; reams
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 (something, such 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 (a fruit, such as an orange) with a reamer
4
: reprimand
—often used with out
reams out his players so severely—Alexander Wolff
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