CRAM | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

cram verb (LEARN QUICKLY) ... to try to learn a lot very quickly before an exam: She's cramming for her history exam. MeaningofcraminEnglish cramverbuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /kræm/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /kræm/-mm- cramverb (FITALOTIN) [Tusually+adv/prep]informaltoforcealotofthingsintoasmallspace:Eightchildrenwerecrammedintothebackofthecar.Theroomwaspackedandwewerecrammedagainstthedoor. [Tusually+adv/prep]informaltodomanythingsinashortperiodoftime:Ihadtocramthreecountriesintoaweek'sbusinesstrip. Insertingandforcingthingsintootherthings bed dig dig(sth)intosb/sth embed embedded gouging insertion inset interlace interpolate interpolation interpose interposition jam let shoehorn stick stuck thread wedge Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Busyandactive   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. cramverb (LEARN) [I]totrytolearnalotveryquicklybeforeanexam:She'scrammingforherhistoryexam. tostudysomethingstudyWhatdoyouplanonstudyingatuniversity?majorUSShemajoredinphilosophyatHarvard.cramShe'scrammingforherhistoryexam.reviseUKI'mrevisingfortomorrow'stest.reviewUSWe'regoingtoreviewforthetesttomorrownight.researchScientistsareresearchingpossiblenewtreatmentsforcancer. Seemoreresults» Learning&knowing aquickstudyidiom absorptivecapacity assimilate autodidact autodidactic heathen known major master osmosis putitdowntoexperienceidiom reacquaint reacquainted receptive retraining rub situndersb study studyundersb swot Seemoreresults» Phrasalverb cramsthdown (DefinitionofcramfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) cram|AmericanDictionary cramverbus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /kræm/-mm- cramverb (FORCE) [Talways+adv/prep]toforcesomethingintoasmallspace,ortofillanareawithpeople:Sixchildrenwerecrammedintothebackofthecar. cramverb (LEARNQUICKLY) [I]totrytolearnalotveryquicklybeforeanexam:She’scrammingforherhistoryexam. (DefinitionofcramfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofcram cram Inlateryears,twoandeventhreeresidentdoctorswerecrammedintoroomsoriginallyintendedforjustoneperson. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Toomanypeoplearecrammedintoeachvehicleresultinginover-extendedsuspensionandbrakingsystemsandspeeding. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theearlymodernmindwasacrowdedplace,crammedwithseparatebutnotalwayswhollydistinctfacultiesthattogetherorchestratedthelifeofmindandheart. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Acontemporaryestimateplacesthenumberofbarscateringtoforeignsailorsataboutthirty-six,mostofthemcrammedalongthecreekthatranthroughthenarrowforeignsettlement. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therehadbeenadeliberatecontrastwiththeoftenchaoticnatureofthecitychurchyard,wherebodieswerecrammedratherthaninterred,andwhichlackedrespectforfamilialaffection. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Crammingthemallintothesamepackagewouldresultinpoorlegislationandbreachtheprincipleofsubsidiarity. FromEuroparlParallelCorpus-English Iwasbroughtupinthepost-warcrammingphase. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ifeelsurethatwithsuitablecramminghewouldqualify. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Wedonotwantmoreandmoretowncramming—theremustbeabalancethroughoutthecountry. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Nevertheless,westillhavetroublecramminginallthebusinessthatcomesbeforeus. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Crammingyetanotherontoanoverstretchedheadwithoutproperpreparationcourtsdisaster. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Youseepeoplecrammedincarsgoingtotheseasideinorderthatthechildrencanhavethechanceofadayonthesands. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thereisrealenthusiasmonthepartofnewmagistratesinseekinginstruction,buttheydonotwanttobecrammedwithit. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Therecoveryandpre-medroomsareovercrowded,andthecrammingofbedsmakescaredifficult. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Maybesomeofthestudents,havingbeencrammedatschool,aretryingtokeepupatuniversity. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Seeallexamplesofcram Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofcram inChinese(Traditional) 推,塞滿,塞進… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 推,塞满,塞进… Seemore inSpanish meter(apresión),apiñar,embutir… Seemore inPortuguese abarrotar,encher,congestionar… Seemore inJapanese inTurkish inFrench inCatalan inArabic inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inKorean inItalian inRussian （人、もの）を詰め込む… Seemore sınavdanönceçoksıkıçalışmak… Seemore fourrer,bachoter,(s’)entasser… Seemore encabir,entatxonar… Seemore يَحْشو… Seemore nacpat,přecpat,cpát… Seemore proppe,overfylde,stoppe… Seemore memenuhi,memaksakan,mempersiapkan… Seemore อัด,ยัดเข้าไป,กินอย่างตะกละ… Seemore nhồinhét,nhồi,họcgạo… Seemore wkuwać… Seemore dipenuhi,menyumbatkan,pulun… Seemore vollstopfen,stopfen,einpauken… Seemore presse,proppe,stappe… Seemore 쑤셔넣다… Seemore stipare,ammassare,riempire… Seemore зубрить… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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