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(), v. t.[Icel. tma to empty, from tmr empty; akin to Dan. tmme to empty, Sw. tmma. See Toom to empty.] 1. To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift. 2. (Steel Manuf.) To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mold, with molten metal. Teem v. t.[See Tame, a., and cf. Beteem.] To think fit. [Obs. or R.] G. Gifford. Teem v. i.[imp. & p. p.Teemed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Teeming.] [OE. temen, AS. tman, tman, from tem. 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. If she must teem, Create her child of spleen. Shak. 2. To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to overflowing; to be prolific; to abound. His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to cover former villainy. Sir W. Scott. The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which teem in our time. F. Harrison. Teem v. t.To produce; to bring forth. [R.] That [grief] of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker; Each minute teems a new one. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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