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cram(dictionary)
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cram (iou)



cram verb & noun. [kram]

A. verb. Infl. -mm-.
verb trans. Fill (a space, receptacle, etc.) completely, esp. by force or compression; overfill. (Foll. by with.) OE.
A. J. Cronin A large chilly basement, crammed to the ceiling with second-hand goods. J. G. Farrell An enormous letter, crammed with confidences.
verb trans. Feed to excess (spec. poultry etc. to fatten them up, with food). ME.
b. verb intrans. Eat greedily or to excess, stuff oneself. M16.
verb trans. Force or stuff (something) into a receptacle, space, etc., which it overfills, down someone's throat, etc. LME.
E. Reveley Most working parents..have to cram everything into two tightly organized days.
verb trans. Convince (a person) of a false or exaggerated statement. slang. L18.
verb trans. & intrans. Prepare for an examination etc. by intensive coaching or study; study (a subject) intensively for an examination etc. colloq. E19.
Thomas Hughes He had been well crammed in his science. A. S. Neill I crammed Botany and Zoo for my degree and I know nothing about either. J. Galsworthy They were cramming for an important examination.
verb trans. Urge (a horse) on forcibly. arch. slang. E19.
b. noun.
In pl. Food used to fatten poultry or other livestock. dial. E17.
A dense crowd, a crush, a squeeze. colloq. E19.
The action of cramming for an examination etc.; information crammed. colloq. E19.
A lie. slang. M19.
Comb.: cram-full adjective as full as cramming can make it; cram-jam verb trans. & adverb (colloq. & dial.) (fill) cram-full;
crammable adjective (of information) able to be crammed M19.