Main Entry: ¹cram

Pronunciation: \ˈkram\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): 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 crams 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