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Verb
Fill to overflowing; compress
“Once again, writers like to cram a lot of material into a single sentence.”
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Study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination
“Parents drive their children to cram up for examinations and woe forbid, if the child is a prodigy.”
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To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another
“Sighing loudly, I made my way back into the hall which was now crammed to capacity.”
Verb
To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another
“Crowds will cram into Cathedral Square to be among the first in the world to witness the dawn of the 21st century.”
Verb
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.”
Verb
To swallow or eat greedily
“… the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare.”
Noun
A great number of persons or things massed together
“… battling the rush-hour cram in the subway.”
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