cram — to force or stuff something into a small space
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to force or stuff something into a small space
Pronunciation (IPA): /kræm/
Korean meaning: 억지로 밀어넣다, 쑤셔넣다
Korean pronunciation: **크**램
Example Sentences
- My roommate tried to cram a whole pizza into the tiny dorm fridge.
- She crammed three years of French into one summer before her trip to Paris.
- The elevator was so crammed that I became best friends with a stranger's armpit.
cram
VERB//kræm//
to force or stuff something into a small space
💡 Concept
to force or stuff something into a small space
🎵 Rhyme
Cram books tight, jam toast slam!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kræm/
🇬🇧 UK/kræm/
🌳Etymology
Rootcram
Origin
고대 영어 'crammian'에서 유래되었으며, '억지로 채우다'라는 의미를 가지고 있습니다. 게르만어족의 어원을 가지고 있어 독일어 'klemmen'과도 관련이 있습니다.
🎵Rhyme
jamslamdamspamclam
jam
slam
dam
spam
clam
🔗Collocations
cram for an exam
cram into
cram session
cram something down
crammed with
cram together
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My roommate tried to cram a whole pizza into the tiny dorm fridge.”
“She crammed three years of French into one summer before her trip to Paris.”
😄 Fun example
“The elevator was so crammed that I became best friends with a stranger's armpit.”
“Students usually cram the night before important exams.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
stuffpacksqueezejamstudy intensively
Antonyms
emptyspread outrelax
Related
memorizestudypackcompressfill
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