CRAM


Meaning of CRAM in English

verb

1.

to fill (a limited space) forcibly with more than is practicable or fitting

crammed the suitcase chock-full and had to sit on it to close it

Synonyms: jam, jam-pack, ||pang, ram, stuff, tamp; compare load 3, press 7

Related Word: pack, stive; fill, heap; chock, choke; press, shove, thrust; drive, force; squeeze, wedge

2.

Synonyms: press 7, crowd, crush, jam, squash, squeeze

3.

Synonyms: gulp , bolt, englut, gobble, guzzle, ingurgitate, slop, slosh, wolf

Related Word: overeat

Idioms: pack it in

4.

to study intensively or under pressure

had to cram all night before the exam

Synonyms: bone (up), ||mug (up)

Related Word: study; review

Idioms: burn the midnight oil

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