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cram

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: cram

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v
crowd or pack to capacity
2
v
study intensively, as before an exam
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: cram
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v crowd or pack to capacity

Synonyms:
chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad
Type of:
stuff
cram into a cavity

v put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

cram books into the suitcase”
Synonyms
chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad
crowd or pack to capacity
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stuff
cram into a cavity
chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad
crowd or pack to capacity
overstuff
stuff too much
fill out, pad
line or stuff with soft material
Type of:
lay, place, pose, position, put, set
put into a certain place or abstract location
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v study intensively, as before an exam

Synonyms:
bone, bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
Type of:
hit the books, study
learn by reading books

v prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

Synonyms
bone, bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up
study intensively, as before an exam
Type of:
fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
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