cram verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

cram somebody/something into/onto something He crammed eight people into his car. cram something in I could never cram in all that she does in a day. cram ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofcramverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary cramverb /kræm/ /kræm/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theycram /kræm/ /kræm/he/she/itcrams /kræmz/ /kræmz/pastsimplecrammed /kræmd/ /kræmd/pastparticiplecrammed /kræmd/ /kræmd/-ingformcramming /ˈkræmɪŋ/ /ˈkræmɪŋ/ jumptootherresults [transitive,intransitive]topushorforcesomebody/somethingintoasmallspace;tomoveintoasmallspacewiththeresultthatitisfullcramsomebody/somethinginto/ontosomethingHecrammedeightpeopleintohiscar.cramsomethinginIcouldnevercraminallthatshedoesinaday.cramsomething+adv./prep.Imanagedtocramdownafewmouthfulsoffood.cramsomethingSupporterscrammedthestreets.cramsomethingfullIboughtalargebasketandcrammeditfullofpresents.craminto/ontosomethingWeallmanagedtocramintohiscar. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. [intransitive]cram(forsomething)(NorthAmericanEnglish,informalorBritishEnglish,old-fashioned)tolearnalotofthingsinashorttime,inpreparationforanexamsynonymswotHe'sbeencrammingforhisexamsallweek.WordOriginOldEnglishcrammian,ofGermanicorigin;relatedtoDutchkrammen‘tocramporclamp’.SeecramintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: cram Nearbywords craicnoun Craig cramverb crammedadjective crammernoun error noun     FromtheWordlist OPALspokenwords OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay