cram
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
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signed up for in-person group japanese classes to try and continue formally learning the language. haven't had japanese classes since college like 17 years ago fuuuuuuuuuuck time to spend all of may cram reviewing th…
during his wedding night and that two month period of no visitors coming to his new house 🥺🤧 (watch me try to figure out how to cram a flashback scene showing silvio happy in the sequel so that there aren't only sce…
The value proposition is lunacy. AEW will load up Zero Hour or Tailgate Brawl with stuff, then still cram a bunch of stuff on the PPV to give you your money's worth. If you're gonna have a teaser hour on TV, you've go…
It's a little funny that 19th C miseries have become people's vacations. "I know, let me cram myself on a boat with as many other people as possible! High risk of getting something nasty, but why not?" Public healt…
why understand visual language when you can just cram it all with a giant fuck ass speech balloon lmao why even draw? nobody's buying spider-man shirts for the speech balloons...
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(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people
“signed up for in-person group japanese classes to try and continue formally learning the language. haven't had japanese classes since college like 17 years ago fuuuuuuuuuuck time to spend all of may cram reviewing this fuckin textbook up to the level i signed up for”
— Bluesky· May 2026“during his wedding night and that two month period of no visitors coming to his new house 🥺🤧 (watch me try to figure out how to cram a flashback scene showing silvio happy in the sequel so that there aren't only scenes with him on the precipice of madness and misery)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The value proposition is lunacy. AEW will load up Zero Hour or Tailgate Brawl with stuff, then still cram a bunch of stuff on the PPV to give you your money's worth. If you're gonna have a teaser hour on TV, you've gotta have more content on the main show.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's a little funny that 19th C miseries have become people's vacations. "I know, let me cram myself on a boat with as many other people as possible! High risk of getting something nasty, but why not?" Public health really does ruin the idea of cruises for you.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
But you still need to check in with the Arch Linux community now and then to make sure that none of their crazy shit is going to be crammed down your throat the next update.
Cram means: To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
cram means: To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
The boy crammed himself with cake
“why understand visual language when you can just cram it all with a giant fuck ass speech balloon lmao why even draw? nobody's buying spider-man shirts for the speech balloons...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Turned in my last paper today which I hope isn't too big of a mess because it was a strange paper to cram into 8 pages. Feels a little anti-climatic to be done with college.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Best part is Conan's also lowered disk space from 120 GB to 42 GB so you can now cram Dead as Disco, Mptorslice, Qax Heads and a lot other great games into the space the game just freed!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“When did they cram GenAI into Stellaris? I mean I'm not *surprised*, I just want to know when it happened”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I will read all the novels and novellas, and at least one work for each of the new authors. Depending how my time goes I'll try to read one of each series, but it's likely I just won't vote in that category. And might cram the novelettes and short stories at the last minute.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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