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cramming

The correct spelling is cramming.

How to pronounce cramming

verb

Say it like: Cra-mmi-ng

The correct spelling is cramming. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. For example: "to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people"

Usage Examples

to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people

The boy crammed himself with cake

A pupil is crammed by his tutor.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
  2. 2.To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
  3. 3.To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
  4. 4.To study hard; to swot.
  5. 5.To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is crammed, or stuffed full.
  2. 2.An intensive course of hard study, as for an examination.

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