Cram — (kr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crammed} (kr[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramming}.] [AS. crammian to cram; akin to Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf. {Cramp}.] 1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crammed — Cram Cram (kr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crammed} (kr[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramming}.] [AS. crammian to cram; akin to Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf. {Cramp}.] 1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cramming — Cram Cram (kr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crammed} (kr[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramming}.] [AS. crammian to cram; akin to Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf. {Cramp}.] 1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cram — I. verb (crammed; cramming) Etymology: Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pack tight ; jam < cram a suitcase with clothes > … New Collegiate Dictionary
cram — [OE] Prehistoric Germanic had a base *kram , *krem which denoted ‘compression’ or ‘bending’. Among its descendants were Old Norse kremja ‘squeeze, pinch’, German krumm ‘crooked’ (source of English crumhorn [17], a curved Renaissance musical… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
cram — O.E. crammian press something into something else, from P.Gmc. *kram /*krem (Cf. O.H.G. krimman to press, pinch, O.N. kremja to squeeze, pinch ), from PIE root *ger to gather (Cf. Skt. gramah heap, troop, O.C.S. gramota heap, L. gremi … Etymology dictionary
cram — [[t]kræm[/t]] v. crammed, cram•ming, n. 1) to fill by force with more than it can easily hold 2) to force or stuff (usu. fol. by into, down, etc.) 3) to fill with or as if with an excessive amount of food; overfeed 4) inf to prepare (a person,… … From formal English to slang
cram — [OE] Prehistoric Germanic had a base *kram , *krem which denoted ‘compression’ or ‘bending’. Among its descendants were Old Norse kremja ‘squeeze, pinch’, German krumm ‘crooked’ (source of English crumhorn [17], a curved Renaissance musical… … Word origins
