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• Teem — Teem, v. t. [Icel. t[ae]ma to empty, from t[=o]mr empty; akin to Dan. t[ o]mme to empty, Sw. t[ o]mma. See {Toom} to empty.] 1. To pour; commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. (Steel Manuf.)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• teem — teem, *abound, swarm, overflow can all mean to be plentifully supplied (with) or to be rich (in). Though they are often interchangeable, each of these words may carry distinctive implications. Teem implies productiveness or fecundity {the rivers… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• teem — [v] be abundant, full abound, bear, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams*, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper,… …   New thesaurus

• teem — teem1 [tēm] vi. [ME temen < OE tieman, to produce, bear < base of team, progeny: see TEAM] 1. Obs. to produce offspring; bear 2. to be full, as though ready to bring forth young; abound; swarm [a river teeming with fish] teem2 [tēm] vt. [ME …   English World dictionary

• teem´er — teem1 «teem», intransitive verb. 1. to be full; abound; swarm: »The swamp teemed with mosquitoes. 2. to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific: »His mind teemed with large schemes (William E. H. Lecky). 3. Obsolete. to be or become pregnant; …   Useful english dictionary

• teem — I v Usu. teem with abound, swarm or swarm with, pullulate, burst with, bristle with, be alive with, crawl with, be rife with; be stocked with, be full of, be filled or stuffed with, be crowded or overcrowded with, be jammed or packed with;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• teem — teem1 teemer, n. /teem/, v.i. 1. to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile (usually fol. by with). 2. Obs. to be or become pregnant; bring forth young. v.t. 3. Obs. to produce (offspring). [bef. 900; ME temen, OE teman, tieman to produce ( …   Universalium

• teem — {{11}}teem (v.1) abound, swarm, O.E. teman (Mercian), tieman (W.Saxon) give birth to, produce, from P.Gmc. *taumijanan, from PIE *deuk to lead (see DUKE (Cf. duke) (n.)). Related to TEAM (Cf. team) in its now obsolete Old English sense of …   Etymology dictionary

• teem — I [[t]tim[/t]] v. i. 1) to abound or swarm (usu. fol. by with) 2) Obs. to be or become pregnant; bring forth young 3) Obs. to produce (offspring) • Etymology: bef. 900; ME temen, OE tēman, tīeman to produce (offspring), der. of tēam team teem′er …   From formal English to slang

• teem — I. /tim / (say teem) verb (i) (sometimes followed by with) to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile. {Middle English teme(n), Old English tēman, tīeman produce (offspring), from tēam child bearing, offspring} –teemer, noun II. /tim / (say teem) …  

• teem — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swarm, abound; multiply, pullulate; rain heavily, pour; bear, generate, produce. See production, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. abound, overflow, swell, pour, be plentiful, pour out, swarm,… …   English dictionary for students