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[ kram ] / kræm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cram ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), crammed, cram·ming.to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold. to force or stuff (usually followed by into, down, etc.). to fill with or as with an excessive amount of food; overfeed. Informal. - to prepare (a person), as for an examination, by having him or her memorize information within a short period of time.
- to acquire knowledge of (a subject) by so preparing oneself.
Archaic. to tell lies to. verb (used without object), crammed, cram·ming.to eat greedily or to excess. to study for an examination by memorizing facts at the last minute. to press or force accommodation in a room, vehicle, etc., beyond normal or comfortable capacity; crowd; jam: The whole team crammed into the bus. nounInformal. the act of cramming for an examination. a crammed state. Origin of crambefore 1000; Middle English crammen,Old English crammian to stuff, akin to crimman to put in SYNONYMS FOR cram1 crowd, pac, squeeze, compress, overcrowd. 3 glut. 6 gorge. SEE SYNONYMS FOR cram ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM cramcram·ming·ly, adverbwell-crammed, adjectiveWords nearby cramCraigavon, Craigie, Craiova, crake, crakow, cram, crambo, cram course, Cramer's rule, cram-full, crammer Definition for cram (2 of 2)[ kram ] / kræm /
nounRalph Adams, 1863–1942, U.S. architect and writer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cramCollins said that most of her knowledge is from “here and there,” so there was no need to cram before the tournament. Jeopardy! Champion Julia Collins’s Brain Feels Like Mush|Sujay Kumar|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Families of four and five cram into one-room shares without running water or reliable electricity. The Young Girls Escaping the ISIS War|Chandra Kellison|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST If you cram that many scantily-clad people onto a beach in hot weather, things are likely to get ugly at some point. U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into Riot|Mark Lukach|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST Trying to cram that down into 250 words is fun and challenging. William Breathes on Being America’s First Marijuana Critic|Melissa Leon|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They were in the midst of a cold and muddy winter in another Turkish camp, where the family had been forced to cram into a tent. Syrian Refugees in Kilis Border Camp Try for Normal Life Amid Upheaval|Mike Giglio|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST We don't want any cards to hotels, but cram a dozen into our pockets, and ask if there are any more here? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846|Various I've even found pipes all ready filled with tobacco, to save the spirits the trouble of using their fingers to cram the bowl. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo I'll tell you what I'll do—I'll sit in the recitation-room and cram for examination until the party is over. Witch Winnie|Elizabeth W. Champney The child must himself be originative, directive, and executive in the learning process if cram is to be avoided completely. Dickens As an Educator|James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes For he had been madly trying to cram a right-hand foot into a left-hand shoe. The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
British Dictionary definitions for cram (1 of 2)
verb crams, cramming or crammed(tr) to force (people, material, etc) into (a room, container, etc) with more than it can hold; stuff to eat or cause to eat more than necessary informal to study or cause to study (facts, etc), esp for an examination, by hastily memorizing nounthe act or condition of cramming a crush Word Origin for cramOld English crammian; related to Old Norse kremja to press British Dictionary definitions for cram (2 of 2)
nounSteve. born 1960, English middle-distance runner: European 1500 m champion (1981, 1986); world 1500 m champion (1983) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cramload, wedge, shove, crowd, ram, stuff, squeeze, pack, overcrowd, force, choke, thrust, guzzle, overeat, compact, slop, crush, charge, jam, satiate |