cram
noun
1. The act of cramming.
2. Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination.
3. A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
verb
1. crowd or pack to capacity
Similar word(s): jam, jampack, ram, wad
Definition categories: contact, stuff
2. put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- cram books into the suitcase
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
3. study intensively, as before an exam
Similar word(s): bone, drum, swot
Definition categories: cognition, study
4. prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
Definition categories: change, fix, prepare, ready, set
Sentences with cram as a verb:
- to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people
- A pupil is crammed by his tutor.