cram

cram [kram]

vt.

crammed, cramming [ME crammen < OE crammian, to squeeze in, stuff; akin to MHG krammen, grip with claws < IE * grem-, to press, compress (> L gremium, lap, bosom) < base * ger-, to hold, seize]

1. to fill (a space) beyond normal capacity by pressing or squeezing; pack full or too full

2. to stuff; force [to cram papers into a drawer]

3. to feed to excess; stuff with food

4. to prepare (a student) or review (a subject) for an examination in a hurried, intensive way

vi.

1. to eat too much or too quickly

2. to study or review a subject in a hurried, intensive way, as in preparation for an examination

n.

1. a crowded condition; crush

2. the act of cramming for an examination

crammer

n.