n.
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: perhaps from Middle English *remen to open up, from Old English r ē man; akin to Old English ry ̄ man to open up, r ū m space ― more at ROOM
Date: 1815
1 a : to widen the opening of (a hole) : COUNTERSINK b (1) : to enlarge, shape, or smooth out (a hole) with a reamer (2) : to enlarge the bore of (as a gun) in this way c : to remove by reaming
2 a : to press out with a reamer b : to press out the juice of (as an orange) with a reamer
3 : CHEAT , VICTIMIZE
4 : REPRIMAND ― often used with out < ream s out his players so severely ― Alexander Wolff>