cram
noun
- 1
The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- 2
Information hastily memorized.
“a cram from an examination”
- 3
A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- 4
(British slang) A lie; a falsehood.
- 5
A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- 6
A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
verb
- 1
To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
“to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people”
- 2
To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
“The boy crammed himself with cake”
- 3
To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
“A pupil is crammed by his tutor.”
- 4
To study hard; to swot.
- 5
To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
- 6
(British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.
- 7
(British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.
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