Teem
11teem — It sometimes causes surprise that the two apparently close meanings involved here are of two distinct verbs. One, from an Old English word meaning ‘to give birth to’, means ‘to be full of or swarming with’ (as in a sea teeming with fish), and the …
12teem — [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,… …
13teem — 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 …
14Teem — Infobox Beverage name = Teem type = Lemon lime abv = proof = manufacturer = PepsiCo distributor = origin = USA introduced = 1964 discontinued = 1984 (still sold in South America, Honduras, South Africa and Egypt) colour = yellow flavour = lemon… …
15teem — es·teem·able; teem·er; teem·ful; teem·ing·ly; teem·ing·ness; es·teem; teem; teem·ful·ness; …
16teem — UK [tiːm] / US [tɪm] verb [intransitive, often progressive] Word forms teem : present tense I/you/we/they teem he/she/it teems present participle teeming past tense teemed past participle teemed teem or teem down if it is teeming or teeming down …
17teem´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; …
18teem — 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 ( …
19teem — v. (d; intr.) to teem with ( to be full of ) (the river was teeming with fish) * * * [tiːm] (d; intr.) to teem with (the river was teeming with fish; to be full of) …
20teem — {{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 …
