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 excess : 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
cram·mer
ˈkra-mər
plural -s
: one that crams: such as
a
: an apparatus for cramming poultry
b
British
: a school or instructor that crams students (as for college, a branch of the armed forces, a profession, a civil-service examination)
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 (1)
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The DeSantis aide who drafted the map crammed as many Democrats as possible into the 20th District, which made the adjacent district more Republican-oriented.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Tangent time, spinning off this specific expansion (and recalling those who forever want to cram uninspiring Power 4 teams into college football’s championship systems).
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Verb
Now, people have been crammed into around 40 percent of the space left to them — sheltering among broken buildings, rubble and mounting solid waste.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The DeSantis aide who drafted the map crammed as many Democrats as possible into the 20th District, which made the adjacent district more Republican-oriented.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Noun
Her lips were forced back by a cram of crooked fangs.
—Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Tangent time, spinning off this specific expansion (and recalling those who forever want to cram uninspiring Power 4 teams into college football’s championship systems).
—Jason Kirk, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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Cram
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Ralph Adams 1863–1942 American architect and author
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