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Definition of ream verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ream

verb
 
/riːm/
 
/riːm/
(North American English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ream
 
/riːm/
 
/riːm/
he / she / it reams
 
/riːmz/
 
/riːmz/
past simple reamed
 
/riːmd/
 
/riːmd/
past participle reamed
 
/riːmd/
 
/riːmd/
-ing form reaming
 
/ˈriːmɪŋ/
 
/ˈriːmɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. ream somebody to treat somebody unfairly or cheat them
    • We got reamed on that deal.
    Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French raime, based on Arabic rizma ‘bundle’.
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