See Also: teem(medicine)
teem(1)(dictionary)
teem(2)(dictionary)
teem(dictionary)
TEEM FOUNDATION(finance)

walkathon (iou) and teem(2) (iou)


walkathon (iou)



walkathon noun. colloq. M20.
[from WALK verb1 + -ATHON.]
A long-distance competitive walk, now esp. one organized as a fund-raising event for charity.

teem(2) (iou)



teem verb2. [ti:m] ME.

verb trans.
a. Empty (a vessel etc.); remove the contents of; spec. drain the liquid from. Chiefly dial. & techn. ME.
b. Empty out, pour out; spec. pour (molten steel) into an ingot mould. Chiefly dial. & techn. L15.
verb intrans. Of water etc.: pour, flow in a stream, flow copiously; (of rain) pour. Also foll. by down. E19.
Jo Grimond The rain..seemed to teem down incessantly.
Phrases: teeming and lading the falsifying of accounts by making up embezzled cash with funds received at a later date.
teemer noun a person who teems, empties, or unloads something M17.