CREAM


Meaning of CREAM in English

I. ˈkrēm noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English creime, creme, from Anglo-French creme, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cramen scab, crust

Date: 14th century

1. : the yellowish part of milk containing from 18 to about 40 percent butterfat

2.

a. : a food prepared with cream

b. : something having the consistency of cream ; especially : a usually emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation

3. : the choicest part : best

the cream of the crop

4. : creamer 1

5.

a. : a pale yellow

b. : a cream-colored animal

II. verb

Date: 1596

intransitive verb

1. : to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on standing milk

2. : to break into or cause something to break into a creamy froth ; also : to move like froth

transitive verb

1.

a. : skim 1c

b. : to remove (something choice) from an aggregate

she has cream ed off her favorite stories from her earlier books — Times Literary Supplement

2. : to furnish, prepare, or treat with cream ; also : to dress with a cream sauce

3.

a. : to beat into a creamy froth

b. : to work or blend to the consistency of cream

cream butter and sugar together

c. : to cause to form a surface layer of or like cream

4.

a. : to defeat decisively

was cream ed in the first round

b. : wreck

cream ed the car on the turnpike

c. : to hit with force : smash

the quarterback got cream ed by the pass rush

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.