cram - Longman Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcramcram /kræm/ ○○○ verb (crammed, cramming) 1 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]FULL to force ... cramFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishcramcram/kræm/●○○verb(crammed,cramming)    1[transitivealways+adverb/preposition]FULLtoforcesomethingintoasmallspacecramsomethinginto/ontoetcsomething  Jillcrammedherclothesintothebag.  Alotofinformationhasbeencrammedintothisbook.►seethesaurusatfill2[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition]ifalotofpeoplecramintoaplaceorvehicle,theygointoitsoitisthenfullcramin/into  WeallcrammedinandPetestartedthecar.  Thirty-sixthousandspectatorscrammedintothestadiumtoseethegame.3[transitive]especiallyAmericanEnglishifalotofpeoplecramaplace,theyfillit  ThousandsofpeoplecrammedthemallSunday.4[intransitive]STUDYtoprepareyourselfforanexaminationbylearningalotofinformationquicklySYNswotBritishEnglish  She’sbeencramminghardallweek.cramfor  Ihavetocramformychemistrytesttomorrow.►seethesaurusatstudy→cramsomething↔in→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpuscram•Everyone'scrammingfortheirfinalexams.•You'llreallyhavetocramifyouwanttopassthetest.•Othertimestheycrammedintoavacantclassroom.•Silvercups-golfingtrophies-crammedthemantelpieceoverahugearchedbrickfireplace.•I'veprocrastinatedallsemester,soIhavealotofcrammingtodo.cramin/into•The1990sfamilyhassomuchactivitythathastobecrammedintoadaythatsomethinghastobegivenup.•Childrenwhohadneverheardabedtimestoryandcouldnotwritetheirownnameswerecrammedintoclassroomsbythedozens.•Therewasjustsomuchtobecrammedintoeachshortday.•With64,000peoplecrammedintoeverysquaremile,themostutterlybizarrehappeningsraisebarelyashrugoftheshoulders.•Over75,000nostalgicexhibitsdatingfrom1850to1950crammedintomanyold-fashionedshopandroomdisplays.•The75,000footballfanscrammedintothecuppedhandsofSunDevilStadium.•Thecompanywerecrammedintothekitchenlikealimpetinitsshell.•PowellignitedthedelegatescrammedintotheSanDiegoConventionCenterwithafast-pacedspeechthatwasinterrupted42timesbyapplause.OrigincramOldEnglishcrammian Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults cramsomething↔in Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Grammar Jewellery Chronology Islam Seealltopics Wordoftheday compete ifonecompanyorcountrycompeteswithanother,ittriestogetpeopletobuyitsgoodsorservicesratherthanthoseavailablefromanothercompanyorcountry VerbtablecramPresentI,you,we,theycramhe,she,itcrams >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theycrammedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavecrammedhe,she,ithascrammedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadcrammedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillcramFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavecrammed >ViewLess PresentIamcramminghe,she,itiscramming >ViewMore you,we,theyarecrammingPastI,he,she,itwascrammingyou,we,theywerecrammingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeencramminghe,she,ithasbeencrammingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeencrammingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbecrammingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeencramming >ViewLess