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
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
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10 days off before back-to-back home games against the Jets (0-5) and Chicago Bears (2-3) would be ideal to help a new acquisition cram as much of the offense as possible.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The bar's walls are crammed with as many sports posters, newspaper clippings and license plates as there is open space and then some.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
The concept of those parties was to cram as many people as possible into a very small basement, encourage everyone to get totally wasted, and then unleash the sounds of Meltdown at pain level.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The 10 days off before back-to-back home games against the Jets (0-5) and Chicago Bears (2-3) would be ideal to help a new acquisition cram as much of the offense as possible.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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Ralph Adams 1863–1942 American architect and author
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