3 entries under this word

Cram

Crām, n.

noun

n. 1. (Weaving.) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

Sense 2. All miscellaneous matters of information pertaining to the classics and classical antiquities, not included under composition and translation. [Colloq. Eng. Universities.] Bristol.

Crām, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CRAMMED; p. pr. & vb. n. CRAMMING.] [A-S. crammian, to cram, Sw. krama, to press, Ger. krammen, krimmen, to seize or grasp with the claws.]

Sense 1. To press or drive, particularly in filling or thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram any thing into a basket or bag; to cram a room with people.

Suffer us to famish, and their storehouses crammed with grain! Shak.

Sense 2. To fill with food beyond satiety; to stuff.

Children would be freer from diseases if they were not crammed so much by fond mothers. Locke.

Sense 3. To qualify for public examination by special preparation. [Colloq. Eng. and U. S. Universities.]

Crām, v. i.

verbintransitive
  1. To eat greedily or beyond satiety; to stuff. Pope.
  2. To make preparation for an examination by a hasty review of studies. [Colloq. Eng. and U. S. Universities.]