Definition of Cram

1. Verb. Crowd or pack to capacity. "They cram the books into the box"; "The theater was jampacked"

Exact synonyms: Chock Up, Jam, Jampack, Ram, Wad
Generic synonyms: Stuff
Derivative terms: Jam, Wad

2. Verb. Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled. "They cram the books into the box"; "Cram books into the suitcase"
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Related verbs: Chock Up, Jam, Jampack, Ram, Wad
Specialized synonyms: Stuff

3. Verb. Study intensively, as before an exam. "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Exact synonyms: Bone, Bone Up, Drum, Get Up, Grind Away, Mug Up, Swot, Swot Up
Generic synonyms: Hit The Books, Study
Derivative terms: Crammer, Crammer, Swot

4. Verb. Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam.
Generic synonyms: Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up
Related verbs: Bone, Bone Up, Drum, Get Up, Grind Away, Mug Up, Swot, Swot Up
Derivative terms: Crammer, Crammer, Crammer

Definition of Cram

1. v. t. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people.

2. v. i. To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff.

3. n. The act of cramming.

Definition of Cram

1. Noun. The act of cramming. ¹

2. Noun. Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination. ¹

3. Noun. A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed. ¹

4. Verb. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people. ¹

5. Verb. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff. ¹

6. Verb. To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor. ¹

7. Verb. Study hard, swot. ¹

8. Verb. To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff. ¹

9. Verb. To make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cram

1. to fill or pack tightly [v CRAMMED, CRAMMING, CRAMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cram

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craik
craisin
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crake
crakeberries
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crakers
crakes
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cram (current term)
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cram school
cram schools
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crambes
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cramboes
crambos
cramdown
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crame
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