Cram Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of cram ; 1 · to pack tight : jam cram a suitcase with clothes ; 3 · to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner crammed the letters into his ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut cram verb SaveWord \ˈkram \ crammed;cramming Definitionofcram (Entry1of4) transitiveverb 1 :topacktight:jam cramasuitcasewithclothesanovelcrammedwithsurprises 2a :tofillwithfoodtosatiety:stuff b :toeatvoraciously:bolt thechildcramsherfood 3 :tothrustinorasifinaroughorforcefulmanner crammedthelettersintohispocket 4 :topreparehastilyforanexamination cramthestudentsforthetest intransitiveverb 1 :toeatgreedilyortosatiety:stuff 2 :tostudyasubjectintensivelyespeciallyforanimminentexamination cram noun Definitionofcram (Entry2of4) 1 :acompressedmultitudeorcrowd:crush 2 :last-minutestudyespeciallyforanexamination Cram biographicalname(1) \ˈkram \ DefinitionofCram (Entry3of4) DonaldJames1919–2001Americanchemist Cram biographicalname(2) DefinitionofCram (Entry4of4) RalphAdams1863–1942Americanarchitectandauthor OtherWordsfromcram Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingcram LearnMoreAboutcram OtherWordsfromcram Verb crammer noun Synonymsforcram Synonyms:Verb crowd, crush, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge Synonyms:Noun army, bike [chieflyScottish], crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, press, rout, scrum, swarm, throng VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofcraminaSentence Verb Hecrammedthesuitcasewithhisclothes. BeforethetripIcrammedmyheadwithinformationaboutSpain. Noun battlingtherush-hourcraminthesubway SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Poolsandmovietheatersareadimeadozenthesedaysasdeveloperscramasmanyamenitiesintohomesaspossible,butoneTemeculapropertycomeswithsomethingwaycooler:anobservatory. — JackFlemming,LosAngelesTimes,29Jan.2022 Whaleyandthe2-year-oldwouldpretendtorepairtricyclestogetherorcramintotheboy’stinygreen-and-blackMonsterTruckforajoyridedownthedriveway. — WashingtonPost,11Jan.2022 Anda90-secondteaserwithJostandJohanssonhasalreadystartedtomaketherounds—thebettertoletpeopleseeapileofjokesthatwasjusttoobigtocramintothe60-secondversionofthead. — BrianSteinberg,Variety,7Feb.2022 Thepublisher,MitchellBeazley,challengedMr.Johnsontocramalltheimportantfactsaboutwineintoabookthesizeofapocketdiary. — LettieTeague,WSJ,16Dec.2021 Thisisaplacewheretheworld’sarchitectswanttocompeteyetfewdotheirbestwork—wherevirtuosostrytocraminwhateverpirouettesthezoningwillallowandgeniusesofspaceandlightareroutinelydemotedtofaçadedecoration. — JustinDavidson,Curbed,15Dec.2021 Democratswanttocramtheirmassiveclimatechangeandsafetynetbillintolawusingbudgetrules. — ZacharyB.Wolf,CNN,13Dec.2021 ButiftheOscarsaresoeagertocramblockbustercontentintoashowthatoftencelebratessmallindiemovies,whynotinvitesomehostsfromthattentpolerealm? — NewYorkTimes,8Dec.2021 Anotherthingthathashappenedtomostofusoverthelastyearorsoisanefforttocrammoremeetingsintothesameworkday. — RodgerDeanDuncan,Forbes,7Dec.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Asfarmers,goats,streetvendors,chickens,scubadiversandmorecramontothebus,KhansqueezesinSwahiliandArabicwords,andLópezloadsheadscarvesandumbrellaswithAfricanpatterns. — MeganGambino,SmithsonianMagazine,10Dec.2021 Authoritiesarealsotryingtoreininwhatthegovernmentseesastheexcessesofsociety,includingrabidcelebrityfandom,academiccramschoolsandvideogaming. — Fortune,11Jan.2022 AndwhileplayerslikeLeBronJamesandGiannisAntetokounmpocramgameswithhigh-flyingfeats,Curryhaselevatedthehumblejumpshotintosomethingspecial. — NewYorkTimes,14Dec.2021 Theexpertshadclearedthe59%ofAmericanswhoarevaccinatedtoreturntoasemblanceofpre-pandemiclife—toboardflightsandcramintohomeswithoutmasksforlong-overduereunions. — LosAngelesTimes,1Dec.2021 Theexpertshadclearedthe59%ofAmericanswhoarevaccinatedtoreturntoasemblanceofpre-pandemiclife—toboardflightsandcramintohomeswithoutmasksforlong-overduereunions. — JaweedKaleem,KurtisLeeAndMollyHennessy-fiske,AnchorageDailyNews,1Dec.2021 SincewealthyChinesecanaffordindividualtutorstoreplacecramschoolclasses,middle-classfamilieswhocan’tmayenduplosingout. — AnnScottTyson,TheChristianScienceMonitor,14Oct.2021 HewasclaimedoffwaiversfromtheHoustonTexanslastweekhadacramsessionfromWednesdaythroughthemorningofthegametogetreadytoplayagainstthePanthers. — DavidFurones,sun-sentinel.com,2Dec.2021 Inthedeadofwinter,hiscoachwouldrentabasketballcourtandcram20playersontoit. — JenMurphy,WSJ,7Aug.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'cram.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingcram cramin cramin FirstKnownUseofcram Verb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun 1810,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcram Verb MiddleEnglishcrammen,fromOldEnglishcrammian;akintoOldNorsekremjatosqueeze BuyingGuide OurteamatReviewsbyMerriam-Websterhasselectedthebestpackingcubes. LearnMoreAboutcram Sharecram PosttheDefinitionofcramtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcramonTwitter TimeTravelerforcram Thefirstknownuseofcramwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcram crakow cram Cram SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcram LastUpdated 7Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Cram.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram.Accessed9Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcram cram verb \ˈkram \ crammed;cramming KidsDefinitionofcram 1 :tostufforpacktightly …oh,thejoyofbeingabletocramlargepiecesofsomethingsweet…intoone'smouth!—RoaldDahl,CharlieandtheChocolateFactory 2 :tofillfull Icrammedmysuitcasewithclothes. 3 :tostudyhardjustbeforeatest MorefromMerriam-Websteroncram Nglish:TranslationofcramforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcramforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY besmirch SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? stateofdifficulty bag stable mudpit Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... 'Lose'or'Loose'? 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