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Noun
S:
(n)
ream
(a large quantity of written matter)
"he wrote reams and reams"
S:
(n)
ream
(a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)
Verb
S:
(v)
ream
(squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer)
"ream oranges"
S:
(v)
ream
(remove by making a hole or by boring)
"the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"
S:
(v)
ream
(enlarge with a reamer)
"ream a hole"