v. Function: verb
1 to fill (a limited space) forcibly with more than is practicable or fitting FF1C; crammed the suitcase chock-full and had to sit on it to close it FF1E;
Synonyms: jam, jam-pack, ||pang, ram, stuff, tamp; compare LOAD 3 , PRESS 7
Related Words: 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 Words: overeat
Idioms: pack it in
4 to study intensively or under pressure FF1C; had to cram all night before the exam FF1E;
Synonyms: bone (up), ||mug (up)
Related Words: study; review
Idioms: burn the midnight oil