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