crams
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English
Definitions
noun
- The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- Information hastily memorized.“a cram from an examination”
- A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- (British slang) A lie; a falsehood.
verb
- To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.“to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people”
- To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.“The boy crammed himself with cake”
- To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.“A pupil is crammed by his tutor.”
- To study hard; to swot.