[
US
/ˈkɹæm/
]
[ UK /kɹˈæm/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈæm/ ]
VERB
-
put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
cram books into the suitcase -
crowd or pack to capacity
the theater was jampacked - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
-
study intensively, as before an exam
I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
How To Use cram In A Sentence
- Eight children were crammed into the back of the car.
- The engine on the X-51, called a supersonic-combustion ramjet, or "scramjet," pulls off a couple of especially tricky tasks. When Supersonic Is Just Too Slow
- However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title.
- Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
- ‘There were many times when I felt faint at matches because of menstrual cramps,’ Susan says.
- But up to one in four students are said to use it when cramming for exams. The Sun
- She learned to scramble around and even run sideways, but not forward.
- But physical discomforts during the third trimester, such as heartburn, leg cramps, fetal movement, shortness of breath and sinus congestion, can again interfere with sleep.
- The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid.
- I was madly scrambling into my drysuit while Bill got the details from the divers, who had been drifting with this group for an hour or so.