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present participle of cram
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1
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
- tried to cram one more book into the backpack
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2
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
- crammed his mouth with candy
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3
to fill with food to capacity
- one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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4
to swallow or eat greedily
- the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare
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“Cramming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cramming. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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