v.
Pronunciation: ' kram
Function: verb
Inflected Form: crammed ; cram · ming
Etymology: Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to pack tight : JAM < cram a suitcase with clothes> <a novel crammed with surprises>
2 a : to fill with food to satiety : STUFF b : to eat voraciously : BOLT <the child cram s her food>
3 : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner < crammed the letters into his pocket>
4 : to prepare hastily for an examination < cram the students for the test>
intransitive verb
1 : to eat greedily or to satiety : STUFF
2 : to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination
– cram · mer noun