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cram

/kɹæm/
noun
  1. The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).

  2. Information hastily memorized.

    "a cram from an examination"

  3. A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

verb
  1. 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"

  2. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

    "The boy crammed himself with cake"

  3. To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.

    "A pupil is crammed by his tutor."

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