Definitions for CRAM
kræmcram

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wadverb

   crowd or pack to capacity

   "the theater was jampacked"

2. cramverb

   put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

   "cram books into the suitcase"

3. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, boneverb

   study intensively, as before an exam

   "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

4. cramverb

   prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cramnoun

   The act of cramming.

2. cramnoun

   Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination.

3. cramnoun

   A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

4. cramverb

   To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people.

5. cramverb

   To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

6. cramverb

   To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor.

7. cramverb

   Study hard, swot.

8. cramverb

   To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff.

9. cramverb

   To make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CRAMverb

   Etymology: cramman, Saxon.

   1. To stuff; to fill with more than can conveniently be held.

   As much love in rhime,
   As would be cramm’d up in a sheet of paper,
   Writ on both sides the leaf, margent and all. William Shakespeare.

   Being thus crammed in the basket, a couple of Ford’s knaves were called. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   Thou hast spoke as if thy eldest son should be a fool, whose skull Jove cram with brains. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   Cram not in people by sending too fast company after company; but so as the number may live well in the plantation, and not by surcharge be in penury. Francis Bacon, Essay 34.

   2. To fill with food beyond satiety.

   You’d mollify a judge, would cram a squire;
   Or else some smiles from court you may desire. King.

   I am sure children would be freer from diseases, if they were not crammed so much as they are by fond mothers, and were kept wholly from flesh the first three years. John Locke.

   As a man may be eating all day, and, for want of digestion, is never nourished; so these endless readers may cram themselves in vain with intellectual food. Isaac Watts, Improvement.

   But Annius, crafty seer,
   Came cramm’d with capon, from where Pollio dines. Dunciad.

   3. To thrust in by force.

   You cram these words into mine ears, against
   The stomach of my sense. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   Huffer, quoth Hudibras, this sword
   Shall down thy false throat cram that word. Hudibras, p. ii.

   Fate has cramm’d us all into one lease,
   And that even now expiring. John Dryden, Cleomenes.

   In another printed paper it is roundly expressed, that he will cram his brass down our throats. Jonathan Swift.

2. To Cramverb

   To eat beyond satiety.

   The godly dame, who fleshly failings damns,
   Scolds with her maid, or with her chaplain crams. Alexander Pope, Jane Shore. Epilogue to.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cram

   Cram generally refers to studying intensively over a short period of time, primarily in preparation for an exam. It can also mean to fill something by force with more than it can easily hold or to fit something into a space that is too small.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cramverb

   to press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people

2. Cramverb

   to fill with food to satiety; to stuff

3. Cramverb

   to put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor

4. Cramverb

   to eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff

5. Cramverb

   to make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing or study

6. Cramnoun

   the act of cramming

7. Cramnoun

   information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination

8. Cramnoun

   a warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed

9. Etymology: [AS. crammian to cram; akin to Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf. Cramp.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cram

   kram, v.t. to press close: to stuff: to fill to superfluity: (slang) to make believe false or exaggerated tales: to teach for a special examination, only giving instruction useful for passing that examination.—v.i. to eat greedily: to get up a subject by cram:—pr.p. cram′ming; pa.p. crammed.—n. a crush: (slang) a lie: information that has been crammed: the system of cramming.—adjs. Cram′-full; Cram′mable; Crammed.—n. Cram′mer, one who prepares students for examination by cramming them. [A.S. crammian; Ice. kremja, to squeeze; Dan. kramme, to crumple.]

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1. CRAM

   What does CRAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CRAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CRAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cram is ranked #8939 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cram surname appeared 3,662 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cram.
   
   93.5% or 3,427 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 89 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 63 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Prepare
   • Put
   • Stuff

Anagrams for CRAM »

1. marc

2. Marc

3. mrca

4. MRCA

How to pronounce CRAM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CRAM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRAM in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CRAM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CRAM in a Sentence

1. Yoo Wan-jae:

   The AI won't be naturally asking personal questions, that will make it a bit uncomfortable ... I'll need to sign up for cram schools for the AI interview.

2. Norm Pattis:

   The notion that somehow the state government gets the right to cram its version of virtue down the throats of every citizen in this state is and ought to be offensive to every Connecticut resident.

3. Richard DeVos:

   The riches of life, the love and joy and exhilaration of life can be found only with an upward look. This is an exciting world. It's cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner.

4. William Shakespeare:

   You cram these words into mine ears against the stomach of my sense.

5. Larry Hogan:

   I said just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. And you might have the vote to cram it through with just Democrats, but I think it'dbe a really bad idea.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CRAM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cram
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CRAM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CRAM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CRAM
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html