Teem

[tiːm] or [tim]

Definition

(verb.) be teeming, be abuzz; 'The garden was swarming with bees'; 'The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen'; 'her mind pullulated with worries'.

Checker: Newman--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale.

(v. t.) To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mold, with molten metal.

(a.) To think fit.

(v. i.) To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.

(v. i.) To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound.

(v. t.) To produce; to bring forth.

Inputed by Giles

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Conceive, be pregnant.[2]. Abound, be full, be prolific, be stocked.

Typed by Geraldine

Definition

v.i. to bring forth or produce: to bear or be fruitful: to be pregnant: to be full or prolific.—n. Teem′er.—adjs. Teem′ful; Teem′ing; Teem′less barren.

v.t. and v.i. to pour empty.

Typed by Elinor