crammed; cramming
1
: to pack tight : jam
cram a suitcase with clothes
a novel crammed with surprises
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
1
: to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff
2
: to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination
crammer
noun
1
: a compressed multitude or crowd : crush
2
: last-minute study especially for an examination
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Examples of cram in a Sentence
Verb
He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.
Noun
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
This tendency to cram everything in also comes at the expense of nearly all of the characters, with the exception of Chalamet’s Dylan.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Two Hands, along fast-developing Tennyson Street, is an Australian-style restaurant that crams fresh, healthy ingredients into satisfying bowls.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2024
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Verb
But this is a Hollywood biopic that attempts to cram a very intense four-year period of history into a two-hour-and-21-minute movie.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
This tendency to cram everything in also comes at the expense of nearly all of the characters, with the exception of Chalamet’s Dylan.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — punch Green group — cram
Blue group — companies named after animals
Purple group — homophones of music genres
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Two Hands, along fast-developing Tennyson Street, is an Australian-style restaurant that crams fresh, healthy ingredients into satisfying bowls.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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Cram
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Ralph Adams 1863–1942 American architect and author
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