CRAM


Meaning of CRAM in English

v. (crammed, cramming)

1. tr. a fill to bursting; stuff (the room was crammed). b (foll. by in, into) force (a thing) into (cram the sandwiches into the bag).

2 tr. & intr. prepare for an examination by intensive study.

3 tr. (often foll. by with) feed (poultry etc.) to excess.

4 tr. & intr. colloq. eat greedily.

Phrases and idioms:

cram-full as full as possible. cram in push in to bursting point (crammed in another five minutes' work).

Etymology: OE crammian f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.