cram

¹cram

verb \ˈkram\

crammedcram·ming

Definition of CRAM

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

Examples of CRAM

1. He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
2. Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.

Origin of CRAM

Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CRAM

Synonyms: crowd, crush, jam, ram, sandwich, shoehorn, squeeze, stuff, wedge

Antonyms: clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void

Related Words: fill, heap, jam-pack, load, pack

Near Antonyms: lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

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Rhymes with CRAM

bam, cam, clam, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam