| VERB | contact | cram, jam, jampack, ram, chock up, wad | crowd or pack to capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled | |
| cognition | cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone | study intensively, as before an exam | |
| change | cram | prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
| Sounds | krae'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abraham ... yam: 73 rhymes with aem... | |
| Meaning | crowd or pack to capacity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They cram the books into the box | |
| Synonyms | jam, jampack, ram, chock up, wad | |
| Broader | stuff | Cram into a cavity |
| Similar to | cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled |
| Spanish | abarrotar, apiñar, apretar, apretujar, embutir, empacar | |
| Catalan | abarrotar, apinyar, atapeir, embotir, empacar, entaforar, estrènyer, farcir, ficar, masegar | |
| Meaning | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They cram the books into the box | |
| Example | "cram books into the suitcase" | |
| Narrower | stuff | Cram into a cavity |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Similar to | jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad | crowd or pack to capacity |
| Spanish | atestar | |
| Meaning | study intensively, as before an exam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone | |
| Broader | study, hit the books | Learn by reading books |
| Similar to | cram | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
| Spanish | empollar, estudiar | |
| Nouns | crammer | a textbook designed for cramming |
| crammer | a student who crams | |
| Meaning | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc |
| Similar to | cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone | study intensively, as before an exam |
| Nouns | crammer | a textbook designed for cramming |
| crammer | a special school where students are crammed | |
| crammer | a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations | |
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