Teem
1Teem — Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.… …
2teem — [ti:m] v teem down phr v [: Old English; Origin: timan, tAman] to rain very heavily ▪ It s been teeming down all day. teem with / [teem with sb/sth] phr v 1.) to be very full of people or animals, all moving about ▪ The island was teeming with… …
3teem — [ tim ] verb intransitive often progressive if it is teeming or teeming down, a lot of rain is falling teem with phrasal verb transitive teem with someone/something to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all… …
4teem — 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… …
5Teem — 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.)… …
6teem — Ⅰ. teem [1] ► VERB (teem with) ▪ be full of or swarming with. ORIGIN Old English, «give birth to» or «be or become pregnant»; related to TEAM(Cf. ↑team). Ⅱ. teem [2] …
7Teem — Teem, v. t. [See {Tame}, a., and cf. {Beteem}.] To think fit. [Obs. or R.] G. Gifford. [1913 Webster] …
8Teem — Teem, v. t. To produce; to bring forth. [R.] [1913 Webster] That [grief] of an hour s age doth hiss the speaker; Each minute teems a new one. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
9teem — index propagate (increase), pullulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10TEEM — sigla ES ingl. Trans Europe Express Merchandises, treno espresso per il trasporto merci attraverso l Europa …
