Cram definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

cram in American English ; 1. to fill (a space) beyond normal capacity by pressing or squeezing; pack full or too full ; 2. ; 3. to feed to excess; stuff with food. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'cram'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× cram (kræm ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensecrams ,presentparticiplecramming ,pasttense,pastparticiplecrammed 1. verb Ifyoucramthingsorpeopleintoacontainerorplace,youputthemintoit,althoughthereishardlyenoughroomforthem. Whilenobodywaslooking,shesquashedherschoolhatandcrammeditintoawastebasket.[VERBnounpreposition/adverb] IcrammedmybagfullofswimsuitsandT-shirtsandheadedforthecoast.[Vn+fullof] Shecrammedhermouthwithcaviar.[VERBnoun+with] Synonyms:pack,fill,stuff MoreSynonymsofcram 2. verb Ifpeoplecramintoaplaceorvehicleorcramaplaceorvehicle,somanyofthementeritatonetimethatitiscompletelyfull. Wecrammedintomycarandsetoff.[VERBpreposition] FriendsandadmirerscrammedthechapelatthesmallLosAngelescemeterywhereMonroe isburied.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:squeeze,press,crowd,pack MoreSynonymsofcram 3. verb Ifyoucramahaton,youputiton,especiallyinahurry. Icrammedonmycapagain,helpedtheDukeupandtriedtodusthimoff.[Vnwithon] [AlsoVnonn] 4. verb Ifyouarecrammingforanexamination,youarelearningasmuchaspossibleinashorttimejustbeforeyoutaketheexamination. ShewascrammingforherEconomicsexam.[VERB+for] Synonyms:study,revise,swot[informal],boneup[informal] MoreSynonymsofcram cramming uncountablenounItwouldtaketwoorthreemonthsofcrammingtoprepareforVermont'sbarexam. MoreSynonymsofcram COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'cram' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'cram' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Pankhurst' HindiTranslationof'cram' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency craminBritishEnglish (kræm ) verbWordforms:crams,crammingorcrammed1. (transitive) toforce(people,material,etc)into(aroom,container,etc)withmorethanitcanhold;stuff 2. toeatorcausetoeatmorethannecessary 3. informal tostudyorcausetostudy(facts,etc),espforanexamination,byhastilymemorizing noun4. theactorconditionofcramming 5. acrush CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishcrammian;relatedtoOldNorsekremjatopress WordFrequency CraminBritishEnglish (kræm ) noun Steve.born1960,Englishmiddle-distancerunner:European1500mchampion(1981,1986);world1500mchampion(1983) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency CraminAmericanEnglish (kræm ) RalphAdams1863-1942;U.S.architect&writer Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency craminAmericanEnglish (kræm ) verbtransitiveWordforms:crammedorˈcramming1.  tofill(aspace)beyondnormalcapacitybypressingorsqueezing;packfullortoofull 2.  tostuff;force tocrampapersintoadrawer 3.  tofeedtoexcess;stuffwithfood 4.  toprepare(astudent)orreview(asubject)foranexaminationinahurried,intensiveway verbintransitive5.  toeattoomuchortooquickly 6.  tostudyorreviewasubjectinahurried,intensiveway,asinpreparationforanexamination noun7.  acrowdedcondition;crush 8.  theactofcrammingforanexamination Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformscrammer(ˈcrammer) noun WordoriginMEcrammenLgremium,lap,bosom)