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cram
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- pronunciation:
- kraem
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
crams, cramming, crammed |
| definition 1: |
to fill (something) by force to or beyond its natural capacity.
A large crowd crammed the hall.- similar words:
- clog, lade, mob, pack, stuff
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| definition 2: |
to force (something) into a space of insufficient size; stuff (usu. fol. by "inside," "into," "down," or the like).
The child crammed two more sandwiches into his lunchbox.- similar words:
- crowd, impact, jam, pack, squeeze, stuff, wedge
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| definition 3: |
to gorge with or as with food.
She crammed her mouth with cookies.- similar words:
- gorge, stuff
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| definition 4: |
to study (a subject) intensively just before taking an examination.
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| definition 5: |
(informal) to prepare (a person) for an examination or the like in this fashion.
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| related words: |
brush up on, coach, crowd, drill, fill, glut, line, pack, prime, sate, satiate, study, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to prepare intensively for an examination at the last minute.
We crammed all night before the final exam. |
| definition 2: |
to gorge on food; eat excessively.
- similar words:
- gobble, gorge, stuff
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| definition 3: |
to force entry beyond normal capacity; jam.
As a prank, six people crammed into the phone booth.- similar words:
- jam, wedge
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| related words: |
crowd, glut, load, study |
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| derivation: |
crammer (n.) |
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