cram

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verb

ˈkram

crammed; cramming

transitive verb

: to pack tight : jam

cram a suitcase with clothes

a novel crammed with surprises

: to fill with food to satiety : stuff

: to eat voraciously : bolt

the child crams her food

: to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner

crammed the letters into his pocket

: to prepare hastily for an examination

cram the students for the test

intransitive verb

: to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff

: to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination

crammer noun

Example Sentences

Verb He crammed the suitcase with his clothes. Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain. Noun battling the rush-hour cram in the subway

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The strappy shoe features an open toe, which is often more comfortable than an enclosed style that can cram your toes together.

Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 That question wasn’t juxtaposed with other expectations that people have of their kids’ schools, such as teaching critical reading skills, science, technology, engineering and math and other subjects that teachers must cram into a student’s day.

Laura Hancock, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 The Murnanian first-person narrator is not identical to Gerald Murnane, and the people who reside in the narrator’s thoughts are not exactly characters—or not of the kind that authors cram full of inner lives in their pursuit of lifelikeness.

Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Hundreds of strangers who have been God-knows-where over the past few days cram into a metal tube for hours on end.

Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022 As if wasn’t enough to cram what normally is a two-year build-up into 10 months.

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022 Seeing the tears, the family driving agreed to cram her mother and sister into the vehicles, leaving their luggage behind.

Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 The squeegee kids are individuals with different personalities, family situations and unmet needs, and trying to cram them into one description takes away their humanity.

Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 By trying to cram in too many details of a long, shaggy saga, the busy show strains for uplift.

Misha Berson, Variety, 14 June 2022

Noun

By putting lessons online, edtech’s promise was that students anywhere could access top teaching talent at affordable prices, rather than relying on neighborhood private tutors and cram schools.

Shefali Anand, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 From an incoming freshman to a first-year grad student, the 10 looks ahead will inspire you for every class, cram session, and party lined up this semester.

Jake Smith, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2022 For Carr, the last seven months have been one prolonged cram session.

Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The extended preview period became a non-stop cram session for the cast, who were flooded with daily rewrites and got through performances by hiding crib notes on the set.

Maryrose Wood, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 Here’s a brief look at some of what did — and didn’t — get done during the Legislature’s all-night cram session.

Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 But Friday’s program also served as an evening-length cram session on composer William Levi Dawson (1899-1990).

Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2022 With no attendance limits in place, more than 300,000 cram into Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday before Memorial Day.

Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2022 As farmers, goats, street vendors, chickens, scuba divers and more cram onto the bus, Khan squeezes in Swahili and Arabic words, and López loads head scarves and umbrellas with African patterns.

Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021 See More

单词	crams
释义	cram 1 of 2 verb ˈkram crammed; cramming transitive verb 1 : to pack tight : jam cram a suitcase with clothes a novel crammed with surprises 2 a : to fill with food to satiety : stuff b : to eat voraciously : bolt the child crams her food 3 : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner crammed the letters into his pocket 4 : to prepare hastily for an examination cram the students for the test intransitive verb 1 : to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff 2 : to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination crammer noun cram 2 of 2 noun 1 : a compressed multitude or crowd : crush 2 : last-minute study especially for an examination Synonyms Verb crowd crush jam ram sandwich shoehorn squeeze stuff wedge Noun army bike [chiefly Scottish] crowd crush drove flock herd horde host legion mass mob multitude press rout scrum swarm throng See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He crammed the suitcase with his clothes. Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain. Noun battling the rush-hour cram in the subway Recent Examples on the Web Verb The strappy shoe features an open toe, which is often more comfortable than an enclosed style that can cram your toes together. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022 That question wasn’t juxtaposed with other expectations that people have of their kids’ schools, such as teaching critical reading skills, science, technology, engineering and math and other subjects that teachers must cram into a student’s day. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 The Murnanian first-person narrator is not identical to Gerald Murnane, and the people who reside in the narrator’s thoughts are not exactly characters—or not of the kind that authors cram full of inner lives in their pursuit of lifelikeness. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Hundreds of strangers who have been God-knows-where over the past few days cram into a metal tube for hours on end. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 19 July 2022 As if wasn’t enough to cram what normally is a two-year build-up into 10 months. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2022 Seeing the tears, the family driving agreed to cram her mother and sister into the vehicles, leaving their luggage behind. Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 The squeegee kids are individuals with different personalities, family situations and unmet needs, and trying to cram them into one description takes away their humanity. Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 By trying to cram in too many details of a long, shaggy saga, the busy show strains for uplift. Misha Berson, Variety, 14 June 2022 Noun By putting lessons online, edtech’s promise was that students anywhere could access top teaching talent at affordable prices, rather than relying on neighborhood private tutors and cram schools. Shefali Anand, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 From an incoming freshman to a first-year grad student, the 10 looks ahead will inspire you for every class, cram session, and party lined up this semester. Jake Smith, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2022 For Carr, the last seven months have been one prolonged cram session. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The extended preview period became a non-stop cram session for the cast, who were flooded with daily rewrites and got through performances by hiding crib notes on the set. Maryrose Wood, Variety, 12 Aug. 2022 Here’s a brief look at some of what did — and didn’t — get done during the Legislature’s all-night cram session. Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 But Friday’s program also served as an evening-length cram session on composer William Levi Dawson (1899-1990). Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2022 With no attendance limits in place, more than 300,000 cram into Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday before Memorial Day. Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Feb. 2022 As farmers, goats, street vendors, chickens, scuba divers and more cram onto the bus, Khan squeezes in Swahili and Arabic words, and López loads head scarves and umbrellas with African patterns. Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing cram cram in cram in Kids Definition cram verb ˈkram crammed; cramming 1 : to stuff or pack tightly … oh, the joy of being able to cram large pieces of something sweet … into one's mouth! Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2 : to fill full I crammed my suitcase with clothes. 3 : to study hard just before a test Biographical Definition Cram 1 of 2 biographical name (1) ˈkram Donald James 1919–2001 American chemist Cram 2 of 2 biographical name (2) Ralph Adams 1863–1942 American architect and author crams 1 of 2 noun plural of cram as in swarms a great number of persons or things massed together battling the rush-hour cram in the subway Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance swarms throngs hordes flocks crowds masses crushes multitudes routs millions presses legions masses hosts bikes armies piles mobs rabbles herds heaps rabblements droves riffraffs scrums gaggles jams mountains logjams crams 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of cram 1 as in squeezes to fit (people or things) into a tight space tried to cram one more book into the backpack Synonyms & Similar Words squeezes stuffs loads shoehorns packs jams fills rams wedges sandwiches crowds crushes heaps jam-packs 2 as in fills to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained crammed his mouth with candy Synonyms & Similar Words fills packs loads stuffs brims heaps jams bloats shoves floods drenches jam-packs squeezes refills charges saturates replenishes penetrates bulks gluts squashes swamps overflows refreshes rams overfills reloads crowds overcharges mats repacks presses crushes honeycombs Antonyms & Near Antonyms empties clears eliminates vacates lightens voids drains exhausts evacuates depletes cleans bleeds sweeps draws (off) scours flushes purges See More 3 as in stuffs to fill with food to capacity one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes Synonyms & Similar Words stuffs gorges fills gobbles surfeits gluts sates guzzles feasts regales gulps pigs out cloys banquets gormandizes Antonyms & Near Antonyms diets fasts 4 as in inhales to swallow or eat greedily the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare Synonyms & Similar Words inhales devours gulps gobbles scoffs scarfs slops gluts gorges wolfs ravens ingurgitates bolts gormandizes overeats swills pigs out Antonyms & Near Antonyms picks pecks nibbles
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