Synonyms for cram
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kram |
| Phonetic Transcription : kræm |
Top 10 synonyms for cram Other synonyms for the word cram
- burn midnight oil
- chock
- choke
- compact
- crush
- devour
- drive
- force
- gobble
- gorge
- guzzle
- heap
- heavy booking
- hit the books
- ingurgitate
- jam
- jam-pack
- megabook
- mug up
- overeat
- overfill
- pack 'em in
- pack in
- pack it in
- pack like sardines
- press
- read
- review
- revise
- sardine
- satiate
- slop
- slosh
- squash
- stive
- tamp
- thrust
- wolf
Définition of cram
Origin :- Old English crammian "press something into something else," from Proto-Germanic *kram-/*krem- (cf. Old High German krimman "to press, pinch," Old Norse kremja "to squeeze, pinch"), from PIE root *ger- "to gather" (cf. Sanskrit gramah "heap, troop," Old Church Slavonic gramota "heap," Latin gremium "bosom, lap"). Meaning "study intensely for an exam" originally was British student slang first recorded 1803. Related: Crammed; cramming.
- verb fill to overflowing; compress
- verb study intensely
- So she tried to cram me—that it was Glenwilliam persuaded her against me.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- I houp ye're no gaen to cram stuff like that into the heeds o' the twa laddies.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- At that time it was the custom to cram children rather unmercifully.
- Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
- So was every person who possibly could cram through the doors of the big room.
- Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
- I'm going driving, sir, with Captain Cram's own team and road-wagon.
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
- As for Cram, what could he say when the post commander dropped the matter?
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
- Doyle's a totally different man since she turned up, Cram tells me.
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
- Cram went about his duties with a heavy heart and light aid.
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
- Well, that's just what I'm afraid of, and what Cram and Reynolds dread.
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
- "Come with me," was Cram's next order, and the lieutenant followed.
- Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
Antonyms for cram
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