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cram
(krăm)v. crammed, cram·ming, crams
v.tr.
1. To force, press, or squeeze (something) into an insufficient or barely sufficient space; stuff.
2.
a. To feed a large amount of food to (an animal).
b. To fill (oneself or one's stomach, for example) with food.
v.intr.
1. To move into and fully occupy a space: The students crammed into the tiny classroom.
2. To study hastily for an impending examination: was up all night cramming for the history midterm.
n.
Hasty study for an imminent examination.
cram′mer n.
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cram
(kræm)vb, crams, cramming or crammed
1. (tr) to force (people, material, etc) into (a room, container, etc) with more than it can hold; stuff
2. to eat or cause to eat more than necessary
3. (Education) informal to study or cause to study (facts, etc), esp for an examination, by hastily memorizing
n
4. the act or condition of cramming
5. a crush
[Old English crammian; related to Old Norse kremja to press]
Cram
(kræm)n
(Biography) Steve. born 1960, English middle-distance runner: European 1500 m champion (1981, 1986); world 1500 m champion (1983)
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cram
(kræm)v. crammed, cram•ming,
n. v.t.
1. to fill by force with more than it can easily hold.
2. to force or stuff (usu. fol. by into, down, etc.).
3. to fill with or as if with an excessive amount of food; overfeed.
4. to prepare (a person, class, etc.) for an examination within a short period of time.
v.i. 5. to eat greedily.
6. to study for an examination by memorizing facts at the last minute.
7. to crowd; jam: A mob crammed into the hall.
n. 8. the act of cramming for an examination.
9. a crammed state; crush.
[before 1000; Middle English crammen, Old English crammian to stuff, c. Old Norse kremja]
cram′mer, n.
Cram
(kræm)n.
Ralph Adams, 1863–1942, U.S. architect and writer.
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Cram
a dense crowd; a crush; a squeeze, 1858.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
cram
Past participle: crammed
Gerund: cramming
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cram
To study intensively for an examination or to prepare students intensively for an examination.
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| Verb | 1. |  cram - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase" |
| 2. | cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" | |
| 3. | cram - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now" | |
| 4. | cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
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cram
verb
1. stuff, force, jam, ram, shove, compress, compact She pulled off her school hat and crammed it into a wastebasket.
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cram
verb1. To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly:
Informal: jam-pack.
2. Informal. To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time:
Idiom: burn the midnight oil.
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Translations
يَحْشويَحْشو دماغ الطالِب بِالمَعْلوماتيُدخِلُ بالقُوَّه، يَحْشويَعْمَلُ باجتِهاد
biflovatcpátnabiflovatnacpatnahustit
proppestoppeterpemanuducereoverfylde
ahtautuapäntätä
natrpatištrebati
belezsúfolteletöm
troîatroîa fræîslu ítroîfylla
ガリ勉する詰め込む
과식하다맹렬히 공부하다
grūstiintensyviai ruoštikimštimokytimokytis
iekaltiemācītpiebāztpieblīvētpiestūķēt
nabifľovaťpchaťprepchať
guliti senatlačiti
pluggaproppa full
เรียนอย่างหนักยัด อัดเต็ม
tıka basa doldurmaktıkıştırmaktıkmakalelacele sınava hazırlamakineklemek
học miệt màiních đầy
cram
[kræm]A. VT
1. (= stuff) → meter (into en) we can't cram any more in → es imposible meter más
to cram food into one's mouth → llenarse la boca de comida
to cram things into a case → ir metiendo cosas en una maleta hasta que ya no cabe más nada
she crammed her hat down over her eyes → se enfundó el sombrero hasta los ojos
to cram food into one's mouth → llenarse la boca de comida
to cram things into a case → ir metiendo cosas en una maleta hasta que ya no cabe más nada
she crammed her hat down over her eyes → se enfundó el sombrero hasta los ojos
2. (= fill) → llenar a reventar (with de) the hall is crammed → la sala está de bote en bote
the room was crammed with furniture → la habitación estaba atestada de muebles
his head is crammed with strange ideas → tiene la cabeza llena de ideas raras
to cram o.s. with food → atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón
the room was crammed with furniture → la habitación estaba atestada de muebles
his head is crammed with strange ideas → tiene la cabeza llena de ideas raras
to cram o.s. with food → atiborrarse de comida, darse un atracón
3. (Scol) [+ subject] → empollar, aprender apresuradamente; [+ pupil] → preparar apresuradamente para un examen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cram
[ˈkræm]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cram
vt
(= fill) → vollstopfen, vollpacken; (= stuff in) → hineinstopfen (in(to) in +acc); people → hineinzwängen (in(to) in +acc); the room was crammed (with furniture) → der Raum war (mit Möbeln) vollgestopft; we were all crammed into one room → wir waren alle in einem Zimmer zusammengepfercht; he crammed his hat (down) over his eyes → er zog sich (dat) → den Hut tief ins Gesicht
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cram
[kræm]1. vt (stuff, books, papers) to cram into → infilare in, stipare in, pigiare in; (people, passengers) → ammassare in; (fill) to cram sth with → riempire qc di
to cram in → far stare, trovare posto per
his head is crammed with strange ideas → ha la testa piena di idee strane
the room was crammed with furniture/people → la stanza era stipata di mobili/affollata di gente
she crammed her hat down over her eyes → si calcò il cappello sugli occhi
to cram o.s. with food → abbuffarsi, rimpinzarsi
to cram in → far stare, trovare posto per
his head is crammed with strange ideas → ha la testa piena di idee strane
the room was crammed with furniture/people → la stanza era stipata di mobili/affollata di gente
she crammed her hat down over her eyes → si calcò il cappello sugli occhi
to cram o.s. with food → abbuffarsi, rimpinzarsi
2. vi
a. (people) to cram (into) → affollarsi (in), accalcarsi (in), stiparsi (in)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cram
(krӕm) – past tense past participle crammed – verb1. to fill very full. The drawer was crammed with papers.
2. to push or force. He crammed food into his mouth.
3. to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination. He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
cram
→ يَحْشو, يَعْمَلُ باجتِهاد biflovat, natěsnat (se) proppe, terpe büffeln, vollstopfen μελετώ υπερβολικά, στριμώχνομαι atiborrar, embutir, empollar ahtautua, päntätä bûcher, s’entasser natrpati, štrebati ammassare, sgobbare ガリ勉する, 詰め込む 과식하다, 맹렬히 공부하다 blokken, volproppen proppe, pugge tłoczyć się, wkuć encher, queimar as pestanas впихивать, зубрить plugga, proppa full เรียนอย่างหนัก, ยัด อัดเต็ม ineklemek, tıka basa doldurmak học miệt mài, ních đầy 填满, 用功读书Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009