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The correct spelling is crams.

How to pronounce crams

noun

Say it like: Cra-ms

The correct spelling is crams. 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. 1.The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
  2. 2.Information hastily memorized.
  3. 3.A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
  4. 4.(British slang) A lie; a falsehood.
  5. 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. 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.

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