cram

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[press#Verb|press]], [[force#Verb|force]], or [[drive#Verb|drive]], particularly in [[fill#Verb|filling]], or in [[thrust#Verb|thrusting]] one thing into another; to [[stuff#Verb|stuff]]; to [[fill#Verb|fill]] to [[superfluity#Noun|superfluity]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To fill with food to [[satiety#Noun|satiety]]; to stuff.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put [[hastily#Adverb|hastily]] through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
4. {{senseid|en|study}} {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[study#Verb|study]] hard; to [[swot#Verb|swot]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[eat#Verb|eat]] [[greedily#Adverb|greedily]], and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|dated|British slang}} To [[lie]]; to intentionally not tell the [[truth]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive|dated|British slang}} To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.

Noun

1. The act of [[#Verb|cram]]ming (forcing or stuffing something).
2. {{lb|en|slang|dated}} [[information|Information]] [[hastily]] [[memorize]]d.
3. {{lb|en|weaving}} A [[warp]] having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
4. {{lb|en|dated|British slang}} A [[lie]]; a [[falsehood]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[mathematical]] [[board game]] in which players take turns placing [[domino]]es horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
6. A small [[friendship book]] with limited space for people to enter their information.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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