cram C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /kræm/ UK /kræm/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like clam /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 verb to force into a tight space, or to study intensively before an exam He stayed up all night to cram for the chemistry final. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to force into a tight... stuffpackjamwedgecompresscrowdswot ↔ Opposites emptyloosen Word family Derived forms crammercramming Etymology AI details From Old English 'crammian' ('to stuff, fill'), from Proto-Germanic '*krammojan', related to the notion of pressing or squeezing together. crammian Old English *krammojan Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cram **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kræm/ **IPA (UK):** /kræm/ ## Meanings 1. to force into a tight space, or to study intensively before an exam ## Examples - He stayed up all night to cram for the chemistry final. ## Synonyms - stuff - pack - jam - wedge - compress - crowd - swot ## Antonyms - empty - loosen ## Derived Forms - crammer - cramming ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crammian - Root: *krammojan ## Etymology From Old English 'crammian' ('to stuff, fill'), from Proto-Germanic '*krammojan', related to the notion of pressing or squeezing together. ## AI Etymology Cram is a verb and noun meaning "to force into a tight space, or to study intensively before an exam". Historically, it is from Old English 'crammian' ('to stuff, fill'), from Proto-Germanic '*krammojan', related to the notion of pressing or squeezing together. The historical chain links Old English crammian with Proto-Germanic *krammojan. Close English family members include crammer, and cramming. This keeps the modern verb and noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown