Meaning & Definition of Cram in English
English⟶
Cram
/kræm/
verb
1. Crowd or pack to capacity
- "The theater was jampacked"
synonym:
- jam,
- jampack,
- ram,
- chock up,
- cram,
- wad
2. Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- "Cram books into the suitcase"
synonym:
- cram
3. Study intensively, as before an exam
- "I had to bone up on my latin verbs before the final exam"
synonym:
- cram,
- grind away,
- drum,
- bone up,
- swot,
- get up,
- mug up,
- swot up,
- bone
4. Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
synonym:
- cram
Examples of using
I suppose I'll be in trouble if I don't stay up all night to cram for the examination.