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Rarecram
The correct spelling is cram.
How to pronounce cram
noun
IPA: /kɹæm/
Say it like: Cra-m
The correct spelling is cram. The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something). For example: "a cram from an examination"
Usage Examples
“a cram from an examination”
“to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people”
“The boy crammed himself with cake”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- 2.Information hastily memorized.
- 3.A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- 4.(British slang) A lie; a falsehood.
- 5.A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
verb
- 1.To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- 2.To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- 3.To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- 4.To study hard; to swot.
- 5.To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
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