Cram
verb
To push or stuff much inside a small or tight space.
She crammed all her clothes into one suitcase.
Often appears as...
- cram into
- cram with
verb
To study a lot in a short time before an exam.
He was cramming for his history exam all night long.
Often appears as...
- cram for
- cram into
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The action of studying a lot in a short time before an exam.
I need a cram before my Spanish test.
Often appears as...
- a last-minute cram
- a cram session
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To push or stuff much inside a small or tight space.
She crammed all her clothes into one suitcase.
Often appears as...
- cram into
- cram with
verb
To study a lot in a short time before an exam.
He was cramming for his history exam all night long.
Often appears as...
- cram for
- cram into
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The action of studying a lot in a short time before an exam.
I need a cram before my Spanish test.
Often appears as...
- a last-minute cram
- a cram session
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Limits
Use 'cram' when something fits tightly due to limited space.
I managed to cram my boots in the packed suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Force Required
Often involves applying extra force to make items fit.
She crammed the cushions into the closet until the door closed.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Fix
Implies a hastily made, temporary storage solution.
He crammed his schoolwork in his bag before rushing out.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Limits
Use 'cram' when something fits tightly due to limited space.
I managed to cram my boots in the packed suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Force Required
Often involves applying extra force to make items fit.
She crammed the cushions into the closet until the door closed.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Fix
Implies a hastily made, temporary storage solution.
He crammed his schoolwork in his bag before rushing out.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Limits
Use 'cram' when something fits tightly due to limited space.
I managed to cram my boots in the packed suitcase.
Pro Tip 2/3Force Required
Often involves applying extra force to make items fit.
She crammed the cushions into the closet until the door closed.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Fix
Implies a hastily made, temporary storage solution.
He crammed his schoolwork in his bag before rushing out.
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How AI could compose a...
Live music was almost always used in silent films to augment the experience. But the problem with live music is that it didn't scale. It's really hard to cram a full symphony into a small theater, and it's really hard to do that for every theater in the world. So when music recording was actually invented,
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Carl Honore: In praise...
where I actually spent more time in makeup than I did talking on air. And I think that -- that's not really surprising though, is it? Because that's kind of the world that we live in now, a world stuck in fast-forward. A world obsessed with speed, with doing everything faster, with cramming more and more
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
Now, how does the most powerful country in the world handle these displaced people? They cram them onto cots, put all your personal belongings in a plastic garbage bag, stick it underneath, and put you on the floor of an entire sports arena, or a gymnasium. So obviously there's a massive housing gap,
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Which country does the...
the best part of the last two years, with the help of a large number of very serious and clever people, cramming together all the reliable data in the world we could find about what countries give to the world. And you're waiting for me to tell you which one comes top. And I'm going to tell you,
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Andrea Ghez: The hunt...
And because of that, we've been able to show that there is a supermassive black hole there. To give you a sense of how small that size is, that's the size of our solar system. So, we're cramming four million times the mass of the sun into that small volume. Now, truth in advertising. Right?
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Aaron O'Connell: Making...
just crammed into a tiny space. You hear a lot of talk about how quantum mechanics says that everything is all interconnected. Well, that's not quite right. It's more than that; it's deeper. It's that those connections, your connections to all the things around you,
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What would happen if we...
So for them, they experience thousands of years in this year or two, and for them, the world around them is actually changing more slowly than your world seems to change for you. Third, ems are crammed together in a small number of very dense cities.
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How brass instruments...
For brass instruments, however, the vibration come directly from the musician's mouth. One of the first things a brass player must learn is to breathe in deeply, until every possible particle of air is crammed into the lungs.
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3-D Technology Offers...
finally where is the top of the Great Pyramid after the cramming of fibroids so again we used the video footage and digital image for structure from motion process and multi booster system and
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Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
in the world undersea cities crammed full of life
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How AI could compose a...
Live music was almost always used in silent films to augment the experience. But the problem with live music is that it didn't scale. It's really hard to cram a full symphony into a small theater, and it's really hard to do that for every theater in the world. So when music recording was actually invented,
Video examples
Carl Honore: In praise...
where I actually spent more time in makeup than I did talking on air. And I think that -- that's not really surprising though, is it? Because that's kind of the world that we live in now, a world stuck in fast-forward. A world obsessed with speed, with doing everything faster, with cramming more and more
Video examples
Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
Now, how does the most powerful country in the world handle these displaced people? They cram them onto cots, put all your personal belongings in a plastic garbage bag, stick it underneath, and put you on the floor of an entire sports arena, or a gymnasium. So obviously there's a massive housing gap,
Video examples
Which country does the...
the best part of the last two years, with the help of a large number of very serious and clever people, cramming together all the reliable data in the world we could find about what countries give to the world. And you're waiting for me to tell you which one comes top. And I'm going to tell you,
Video examples
Andrea Ghez: The hunt...
And because of that, we've been able to show that there is a supermassive black hole there. To give you a sense of how small that size is, that's the size of our solar system. So, we're cramming four million times the mass of the sun into that small volume. Now, truth in advertising. Right?
Video examples
Aaron O'Connell: Making...
just crammed into a tiny space. You hear a lot of talk about how quantum mechanics says that everything is all interconnected. Well, that's not quite right. It's more than that; it's deeper. It's that those connections, your connections to all the things around you,
Video examples
What would happen if we...
So for them, they experience thousands of years in this year or two, and for them, the world around them is actually changing more slowly than your world seems to change for you. Third, ems are crammed together in a small number of very dense cities.
Video examples
How brass instruments...
For brass instruments, however, the vibration come directly from the musician's mouth. One of the first things a brass player must learn is to breathe in deeply, until every possible particle of air is crammed into the lungs.
Video examples
3-D Technology Offers...
finally where is the top of the Great Pyramid after the cramming of fibroids so again we used the video footage and digital image for structure from motion process and multi booster system and
Video examples
Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
in the world undersea cities crammed full of life
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Quote examples
Gregory Stock
American Scientist
We're all going to eventually, even in the developed world, going to have to lose everything that we love. When you're beginning to rot a little bit, all of the videos crammed into your head, all of the extensions that extend your various powers, are going to being to seem a little secondary.
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Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.
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Stephen Hunter
American Novelist
I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer.
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Stephen Covey
American Educator
In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education.
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George Carlin
American Comedian
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
For me, normal means freedom to live life as we choose, from cramming into packed planes to go on holiday to crowding into pubs for birthday parties.
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Susanna Reid
I think about my mum staying up all night with me when I was cramming for exams, and supporting me through all of life's ups and downs.
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William H. McRaven
American Admiral
To me, basic SEAL training was a lifetime of challenges crammed into six months.
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Benny Blanco
American Musician
Pop songs are like a D.J. set crammed into three minutes.
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Rhona Mitra
British Actress
I crammed my exams in London and did fine.
Quote examples
Gregory Stock
American Scientist
We're all going to eventually, even in the developed world, going to have to lose everything that we love. When you're beginning to rot a little bit, all of the videos crammed into your head, all of the extensions that extend your various powers, are going to being to seem a little secondary.
Quote examples
Carl Honore
Canadian Journalist
Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.
Quote examples
Stephen Hunter
American Novelist
I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer.
Quote examples
Stephen Covey
American Educator
In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education.
Quote examples
George Carlin
American Comedian
I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me - they're cramming for their final exam.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
For me, normal means freedom to live life as we choose, from cramming into packed planes to go on holiday to crowding into pubs for birthday parties.
Quote examples
Susanna Reid
I think about my mum staying up all night with me when I was cramming for exams, and supporting me through all of life's ups and downs.
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William H. McRaven
American Admiral
To me, basic SEAL training was a lifetime of challenges crammed into six months.
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Benny Blanco
American Musician
Pop songs are like a D.J. set crammed into three minutes.
Quote examples
Rhona Mitra
British Actress
I crammed my exams in London and did fine.
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