crammed (verb)

  • 1cram — verb crammed, cramming 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to force something into a small space: cram sth into/onto/down etc: Jessica crammed her clothes into the bag. 2 cram into sth if people cram into a place, they fill it: Thousands of people… …

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  • 2cram — verb 1) closets crammed with clothes Syn: fill, stuff, pack, jam, fill to overflowing, fill to the brim, overload; crowd, overcrowd 2) they all crammed into the car Syn: crowd, pack …

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  • 3cram — verb 1) wardrobes crammed with clothes Syn: fill, stuff, pack, jam, fill to overflowing, overload, crowd, throng 2) they all crammed into the car Syn: crowd, pack, pile …

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  • 4bone up — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑grind away, ↑drum, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone …

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  • 5cram — verb (crams, cramming, crammed) 1》 force too many (people or things) into a room or container.     ↘fill to the point of overflowing. 2》 study intensively just before an examination. Origin OE crammian, of Gmc origin …

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  • 6cram — [[t]kræ̱m[/t]] crams, cramming, crammed 1) VERB If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them. [V n prep/adv] While nobody was looking, she squashed her school hat and… …

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  • 7cram´mer — cram «kram», verb, crammed, cram|ming, noun. –v.t. 1. to force into; force down; stuff: »He crammed as many candy bars into his pockets as they would hold. I crammed all my clothes quickly into the bag. SYNONYM(S …

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  • 8cram — I. verb (crammed; cramming) Etymology: Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pack tight ; jam < cram a suitcase with clothes > …

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  • 9cram in — ˌcram ˈin ˌcram ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cram in he/she/it crams in present participle …

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  • 10cram */ — UK [kræm] / US verb Word forms cram : present tense I/you/we/they cram he/she/it crams present participle cramming past tense crammed past participle crammed 1) a) [transitive] to put people or things into a space that is too small cram something …

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