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单词 ream
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ream1/reem/ noun

a quantity of paper equal to 20 quires or variously 480, 500, or 516 sheets

(usu in pl) a great amount, e.g. of something written or printed

She composed reams of poetry

[Middle English reme via French from Arabic rizmah bundle]

ream2verb trans

to enlarge or widen (a hole) with a reamer

to remove (something) by reaming

NAmer to press the juice from (a citrus fruit)

NAmer, coarse slang to have anal intercourse with (somebody)

NAmer, informal to reprimand (somebody) severely

[perhaps ultimately from Old English dialect rēman to open up]
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