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To fill something to overflowing, especially with force
“I knew this would be the perfect trip to cram my suitcase with maxi dresses, and colorful ones at that.”
To reduce in size by compressing
“They then cram the dried plants, using hydraulic presses made from commercial auto jacks.”
To crowd into a given place or location
“Reiss and his father, and dozens of other people, would cram into a little tram that trundled to the Weesperplein Square.”
To study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination
“He'd have to pull an all-nighter to cram for his exam tomorrow.”
To consume food hungrily or in a gluttonous manner
“Bertrand, seating himself, began to cram down his food.”
To reduce in volume or size by constricting
To acquire new information or skill
To learn by heart or commit to memory
To move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force
To work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning
Plural for a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals
“The 55 left-lane minimum must be very open to interpretation, because it would mean that everyone stuck in a rush-hour cram is blatantly breaking the law.”
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