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noun | verb creamcream1 /krim/ ●●● S2 noun ETYMOLOGYcream1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French craime, cresme, from Latin cramum 1[uncountable] a thick yellow-white liquid that rises to the top of milk: cream in your coffee → see also sour cream, whipped cream2[uncountable] a pale yellow-white color3[countable, uncountable] used in the names of foods containing cream or something similar to it: cream of chicken soup banana cream pie4[countable, uncountable] a thick smooth substance that you put on your skin to make it feel soft, treat a medical condition, etc. SYN lotion: cream for a rash5the cream of the crop the best people or things in a particular group: These students represent the cream of the academic crop. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French craime, cresme, from Latin cramum] noun | verb creamcream2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcream |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cream | | he, she, it | creams | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | creamed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have creamed | | he, she, it | has creamed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had creamed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cream | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have creamed |
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| Present | I | am creaming | | he, she, it | is creaming | | you, we, they | are creaming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was creaming | | you, we, they | were creaming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been creaming | | he, she, it | has been creaming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been creaming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be creaming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been creaming |
► got creamed We got creamed 45–6. THESAURUSwin► beat to get more points, votes, etc. in a game, race, or competition than the person, team etc.: The Pacers were beaten 71–68 by the Bulls. ► defeat to win a victory over someone in a game, competition, battle, or war: I don’t think anybody will be able to defeat her in a Senate election. ► outdo to do better than someone in a competition, sport, or argument: You have to admit that your opponent outdid you in the debate. ► trounce to defeat someone easily in a sport or competition: The Bears trounced Nebraska 44–10. ► cream/thrash/clobber informal to defeat someone easily in a sport or competition: We got creamed in the finals. They clobbered us 68–32. 1informal to hit someone very hard or easily defeat someone in a game, competition, etc.: The Cougars creamed us last Saturday. We got creamed 45–6.► see thesaurus at beat12to mix foods together until they become a thick smooth mixture: Next, cream the butter and sugar.3to take cream from the surface of milkcream somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb to choose the best people or things from a group, especially so that you can use them for your own advantage: Most of the best students are creamed off by the large companies. |