to cram
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3.2
- verb
- /kræm/
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meter en
- After lunch, you will cram in a full day of academics.
- cram stuff
- cram people
- cram the shelf
So then that's a lot of hardware to cram into something this thick.
- So then that's a lot of hardware to cram into something this thick.
- OK, now let's cram the sun into a smaller volume.
- My parents really said let's cram all the big things into one short span.
- Like everybody's going to get on and people just cram immediately.
- We have filled the atmosphere with our stories, and still we cram in more.
Examples
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The last to fit inside, Lucy and Audrey cram in just as the doors shut behind them.
Fiction book (1998) -
Every summer, thousands of tourists cram into the small beachside town for the festival.
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Come on, just cram yourself in there.
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Every week, hundreds of thousands of people cram their way into these places to follow their team.
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You try your best to shoot everything that you want and cram it all in a day.
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To cram ourselves into a little plane.
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We can all cram in there around that tank.
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We have filled the atmosphere with our stories, and still we cram in more.
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If it rained, we would all have to cram inside the cab, and I loved riding in the back of the truck.
Fiction book (2000) -
KISS fans cram every square foot of open macadam, pushing through the jammed cars.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a place full by putting people or things into it
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2.0
To fill something tightly with things
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2.8
To move into a narrow space with difficulty
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3.2
Push people or things together so they cannot move easily
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3.7
To fill a space with many things so it becomes untidy
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1.8
Make something have no empty space or cause a strong feeling in someone
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4.2
To fill a space with too many things so it looks messy
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2.7
To make something so full that nothing else can fit
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3.9
To put too much into something so it spills out
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4.1
To make a place too full by putting too many people or things in it
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5.5
To pack many things into a small space very tightly
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4.5
Fill a place or container until there is no room left
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6.3
To push people or things tightly into a small space
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9.1
To squeeze people or things into a small space to make them fit
To fill a space so full that nothing more can be added
Antonyms
Idioms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cram originally meant 'to stuff' or press things tightly together. So to cram a suitcase or a room is to push things in until there is no space left.