n.
Function: intransitive verb
Date: 1596
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 Lit. Supp. >
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>