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verb
- 1. completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing: "the ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts" Similar
- 2. study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination: "lectures were called off so students could cram for the semester finals" Similar
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to force a lot of people or things into a small space: be crammed into Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. be crammed against The room was packed and we were crammed against the door. [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal. to do many things in a short period of time:
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 definition: to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold.. See examples of CRAM used in a sentence.
to force a lot of people or things into a small space: be crammed into Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. be crammed against The room was packed and we were crammed against the door. [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal. to do many things in a short period of time:
1. ( tr) to force (people, material, etc) into (a room, container, etc) with more than it can hold; stuff. 2. to eat or cause to eat more than necessary. 3. (Education) informal to study or cause to study (facts, etc), esp for an examination, by hastily memorizing. n. 4. the act or condition of cramming. 5. a crush.
If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them. While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket.
To cram is to crowd or stuff people or things into a limited amount of space. You might be tempted to cram your mouth full of your mom's chocolate chip cookies, especially if they just came out of the oven and are still warm and gooey. You can cram yourself with food, or cram your books onto a shelf that's not quite big enough to hold them.
CRAM definition: 1. to force things into a small space: 2. to study a lot before an exam. Learn more.
Cram definition: To force, press, or squeeze (something) into an insufficient or barely sufficient space; stuff.
Jun 3, 2024 · cram (third-person singular simple present crams, present participle cramming, simple past and past participle crammed) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
