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Cram definition, to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold. See more. TopDefinitionsSynonymsQuizRelatedContentExamplesBritishcram[kram]SHOWIPA/kræm/PHONETICRESPELLINGNewWordListWordListSaveThisWord!SeesynonymsforcramonThesaurus.comverb(usedwithobject),crammed,cram·ming.tofill(something)byforcewithmorethanitcaneasilyhold.toforceorstuff(usuallyfollowedbyinto,down,etc.).tofillwithoraswithanexcessiveamountoffood;overfeed.Informal.toprepare(aperson),asforanexamination,byhavinghimorhermemorizeinformationwithinashortperiodoftime.toacquireknowledgeof(asubject)bysopreparingoneself.Archaic.totellliesto.SEEMORESEELESSverb(usedwithoutobject),crammed,cram·ming.toeatgreedilyortoexcess.tostudyforanexaminationbymemorizingfactsatthelastminute.topressorforceaccommodationinaroom,vehicle,etc.,beyondnormalorcomfortablecapacity;crowd;jam:Thewholeteamcrammedintothebus.SEEMORESEELESSnounInformal.theactofcrammingforanexamination.acrammedstate.adensecrowd;throng.SEEMORESEELESSOTHERWORDSFORcram1crowd,pac,squeeze,compress,overcrowd.3glut.6gorge.SeesynonymsforcramonThesaurus.comQUIZQUIZYOURSELFONHASVS.HAVE!Doyouhavethegrammarchopstoknowwhentouse“have”or“has”?Let’sfindoutwiththisquiz!Question1of7Mygrandmother________awallfullofantiquecuckooclocks.hashaveTAKETHEQUIZTOFINDOUTMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingMeetGrammarCoachImproveYourWritingOriginofcrambefore1000;MiddleEnglishcrammen,OldEnglishcrammiantostuff,akintocrimmantoputinOTHERWORDSFROMcramcram·ming·ly,adverbwell-crammed,adjectiveOtherdefinitionsforcram(2of2)Cram[kram]SHOWIPA/kræm/PHONETICRESPELLINGnounRalphAdams,1863–1942,U.S.architectandwriter.Dictionary.comUnabridged BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022Wordsrelatedtocramcrowd,load,overcrowd,pack,ram,shove,squeeze,stuff,wedge,charge,chock,choke,compact,crush,devour,drive,force,gobble,gorge,guzzleHowtousecraminasentenceAcramsessionondynamicalcontroltheory—themathematicsofmanagingsystemsthatchange—ensued.Whyyoudon’treallyknowwhatyouknow|KatieMcLean|October21,2020|MITTechnologyReviewEachmonth,achosenthemecolorsthemyriadeventscrammingthecalendar.Brooklyn’sMuseumofDeath:InsideMorbidAnatomy’sHouseofIntriguingHorrors|NinaStrochlic|July10,2014|DAILYBEASTAndcrammingthislawdownthethroatsofstatesthatpreferlessexpansivegunlawsisaseriousblowtoadvocatesoffederalism.Where'stheFederalismonGuns,GOP?|JustinGreen|April17,2013|DAILYBEASTAndthoughnotyetfluent,WittstockiscurrentlycramminginFrenchlessons.TheOtherRoyalWedding|IsabelWilkinson|June29,2011|DAILYBEASTRichardWolffeonthelast-minuteWhiteHousecrammingfortheStateoftheUnion—andwhytheSenateupsetwasoverrated.PresidencyontheLine|RichardWolffe|January26,2010|DAILYBEASTRichardWolffeonthelast-minutecrammingfortheStateoftheUnion—andwhytheSenateupsetwasoverrated.PresidencyontheLine|RichardWolffe|January26,2010|DAILYBEASTAndthenatlastthePupilifhepossessesafirst-ratecrammingmemorymightanswerquestionsonit.AssimilativeMemory|MarcusDwightLarrowe(AKAProf.A.Loisette)Withbrutalhastehestartedcrammingeverythingbackintoplace.MollyMake-Believe|EleanorHallowellAbbottTheywerebothveryassiduousincramminghim,andonedaynearlychokedhimtodeathbyforcingthefatdownhisthroat.Folk-LoreandLegends:NorthAmericanIndian|AnonymousAndshecarelesslyglancedatsomemathematicalworksthatshehadusedwhencrammingfortheSeniorWranglership.Punch,OrTheLondonCharivari,Vol.99.,December27,1890|VariousI firedagainathimandmissed;andthenranashardasIcouldtowardstheglacier,crammingincartridgesasIran.ThreeinNorway|JamesArthurLeesSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLEStrendingarticles“Have”vs.“Has”:WhenToUseEachOneDictionary.com’s2021WordOfTheYearIs…WhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?WhatIsAPronoun?TypesAndExamplesWhyDo“Left”And“Right”MeanLiberalAndConservative?RefineYourFinalWordWith10AlternativesTo“InConclusion”BritishDictionarydefinitionsforcram(1of2)cram/(kræm)/verbcrams,crammingorcrammed(tr)toforce(people,material,etc)into(aroom,container,etc)withmorethanitcanhold;stufftoeatorcausetoeatmorethannecessaryinformaltostudyorcausetostudy(facts,etc),espforanexamination,byhastilymemorizingnountheactorconditionofcrammingacrushWordOriginforcramOldEnglishcrammian;relatedtoOldNorsekremjatopressBritishDictionarydefinitionsforcram(2of2)Cram/(kræm)/nounSteve.born1960,Englishmiddle-distancerunner:European1500mchampion(1981,1986);world1500mchampion(1983)CollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition ©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1979,1986©HarperCollins Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012WORDOFTHEDAYdémodéadjective|[dey-maw-dey]SEEDEFINITIONOthersAreReadingTheMostSurprisinglySerendipitousWordsOfTheDay“Pled”vs.“Pleaded”:WhichOneShouldYouUse?ShowYourAppreciationWith25OtherWaysToSay“ThankYou”“Epidemic”vs.“Pandemic”vs.“Endemic”:WhatDoTheseTermsMean?FEEDBACK