Cram Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 · to pack tight : jam cram a suitcase with clothes ; 3 · to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner crammed the letters into his pocket ; 4 · to prepare ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut cram verb SaveWord \ˈkram \ crammed;cramming Definitionofcram (Entry1of2) transitiveverb 1 :topacktight:jam cramasuitcasewithclothesanovelcrammedwithsurprises 2a :tofillwithfoodtosatiety:stuff b :toeatvoraciously:bolt thechildcramsherfood 3 :tothrustinorasifinaroughorforcefulmanner crammedthelettersintohispocket 4 :topreparehastilyforanexamination cramthestudentsforthetest intransitiveverb 1 :toeatgreedilyortosatiety:stuff 2 :tostudyasubjectintensivelyespeciallyforanimminentexamination cram noun Definitionofcram (Entry2of2) 1 :acompressedmultitudeorcrowd:crush 2 :last-minutestudyespeciallyforanexamination OtherWordsfromcram Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingcram LearnMoreAboutcram OtherWordsfromcram Verb crammer noun Synonymsforcram Synonyms:Verb crowd,crush,jam,ram,sandwich,shoehorn,squeeze,stuff,wedgeSynonyms:Noun army,bike[chieflyScottish],crowd,crush,drove,flock,herd,horde,host,legion,mass,mob,multitude,press,rout,scrum,swarm,throng VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofcraminaSentence Verb Hecrammedthesuitcasewithhisclothes. BeforethetripIcrammedmyheadwithinformationaboutSpain. Noun battlingtherush-hourcraminthesubway RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb Maintenanceworkinthehangarsissupportedbyanetworkof20specializedshops,wheretechniciansstruggletocramhigh-techgearintoaging,WorldWarII-erabuildings,tryingtoperchtheirmillion-dollarmachinesabovefloodlevel. — CraigHooper,Forbes,7June2022 Buteconomyisthegreenestwaytofly--andbudgetairlinesthatcramasmanyseatsinaspossiblearethemostefficientplanesinthesky. — JuliaBuckley,CNN,21May2022 Theinvestmentneededtocontinuetocrammoretransistorsintoeversmallerspaces—whilestillturningaprofit—hasforcedconsolidationamonglargesemiconductorproducers. — JeremyKahn,Fortune,13May2022 Hallseestheproject,however,asawaytocramasmanyhomesaspossibleonlandthatisnotabletoabsorbsepticeffluentswithoutendangeringpublichealthortheProvoRiver,acrucialwatersourceforUtahandSaltLakecounties. — BrianMaffly,TheSaltLakeTribune,5May2022 Magnaoperahavebeenwrittenonthesetopicsforhundredsofyears;Sciammamanagestocramnumerousinsightsintojust72minutes. — DavidSims,TheAtlantic,22Apr.2022 Myfatherlikedtocramthebiggestpossiblehandfulintohismouth,lettingtheorangecrumbstrickleontohisbeardbeforelickingthemofflikeadoglickinghischops. — BonAppétit,20Apr.2022 ButwhereotherfilmmakerswouldbetemptedtocramHerbert’sdense,byzantineplotandterminologyintoabreakneckfirehoseofexposition,Villeneuvewantedtoweaveadream. — LosAngelesTimes,23Feb.2022 Tungsten,gold,andplutoniumwouldallalsobegoodvaluestocramintotheflat-rateshippingbox. — CarolineDelbert,PopularMechanics,25Apr.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun ButFriday’sprogramalsoservedasanevening-lengthcramsessiononcomposerWilliamLeviDawson(1899-1990). — WashingtonPost,20Mar.2022 Withnoattendancelimitsinplace,morethan300,000cramintoIndianapolisMotorSpeedwayontheSundaybeforeMemorialDay. — MatthewVantryon,TheIndianapolisStar,21Feb.2022 Asfarmers,goats,streetvendors,chickens,scubadiversandmorecramontothebus,KhansqueezesinSwahiliandArabicwords,andLópezloadsheadscarvesandumbrellaswithAfricanpatterns. — MeganGambino,SmithsonianMagazine,10Dec.2021 Authoritiesarealsotryingtoreininwhatthegovernmentseesastheexcessesofsociety,includingrabidcelebrityfandom,academiccramschoolsandvideogaming. — Fortune,11Jan.2022 AndwhileplayerslikeLeBronJamesandGiannisAntetokounmpocramgameswithhigh-flyingfeats,Curryhaselevatedthehumblejumpshotintosomethingspecial. — NewYorkTimes,14Dec.2021 Theexpertshadclearedthe59%ofAmericanswhoarevaccinatedtoreturntoasemblanceofpre-pandemiclife—toboardflightsandcramintohomeswithoutmasksforlong-overduereunions. — LosAngelesTimes,1Dec.2021 Theexpertshadclearedthe59%ofAmericanswhoarevaccinatedtoreturntoasemblanceofpre-pandemiclife—toboardflightsandcramintohomeswithoutmasksforlong-overduereunions. — JaweedKaleem,KurtisLeeAndMollyHennessy-fiske,AnchorageDailyNews,1Dec.2021 SincewealthyChinesecanaffordindividualtutorstoreplacecramschoolclasses,middle-classfamilieswhocan’tmayenduplosingout. — AnnScottTyson,TheChristianScienceMonitor,14Oct.2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'cram.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingcram cramin cramin FirstKnownUseofcram Verb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun 1810,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyforcram Verb MiddleEnglishcrammen,fromOldEnglishcrammian;akintoOldNorsekremjatosqueeze BuyingGuide OurReviewsteamhasselectedthebestpackingcubes. LearnMoreAboutcram Sharecram PosttheDefinitionofcramtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofcramonTwitter TimeTravelerforcram Thefirstknownuseofcramwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearcram crakow cram Cram SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforcram LastUpdated 11Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Cram.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram.Accessed15Jun.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforcram cram verb \ˈkram \ crammed;cramming KidsDefinitionofcram 1 :tostufforpacktightly …oh,thejoyofbeingabletocramlargepiecesofsomethingsweet…intoone'smouth!—RoaldDahl,CharlieandtheChocolateFactory 2 :tofillfull Icrammedmysuitcasewithclothes. 3 :tostudyhardjustbeforeatest Cram biographicalname(1) \ˈkram \ DefinitionofCram (Entry1of2) DonaldJames1919–2001Americanchemist Cram biographicalname(2) DefinitionofCram (Entry2of2) RalphAdams1863–1942Americanarchitectandauthor MorefromMerriam-Websteroncram Nglish:TranslationofcramforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofcramforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY credulous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople Whatisthebestdefinitionofboycott? tomakelivelyorexcited toprepareasmallmealforsustenance torefuseparticipatein(something)asawayofprotesting todivideproportionately Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! 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