cram
To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into anotherTo press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
» He spent all night cramming for the test.
Er büffelte die ganze Nacht für den Test.
Всю ночь перед тестом он зубрил.
Він всю ніч зубрив відповіді на екзаменаційні білети.
Meaning
7 senses(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
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.
stopfen, vollpacken
вти́скиватьvtískivatʹ, вти́снутьvtísnutʹ, набива́тьnabivátʹ
(transitive)To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
The boy crammed himself with cake
mästen, vollstopfen
отка́рмливатьotkármlivatʹ, откорми́тьotkormítʹ, наеда́тьсяnajedátʹsja
(transitive)To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
A pupil is crammed by his tutor.
büffeln, pauken
зубри́тьzubrítʹ, вы́зубритьvýzubritʹ
(intransitive)To study hard; to swot.
study intensively, as before an exam
(intransitive)To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
пожира́тьpožirátʹ, сожра́тьsožrátʹ
(British, dated, intransitive, slang)To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.
(British, dated, slang, transitive)To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.
Examples
42 sentencesHe spent all night cramming for the test.
Він всю ніч зубрив відповіді на екзаменаційні білети.
ruВсю ночь перед тестом он зубрил.
deEr büffelte die ganze Nacht für den Test.
Tom crammed everything into his suitcase.
ruТом всё впихнул в свой чемодан.
deTom stopfte alles in seinen Koffer.
Tom is cramming for a test.
Tom is now cramming for the finals.
ruТом сейча́с зубри́т для ито́говых экза́менов.
deTom paukt gerade für die Abschlussklausuren.
The boy crammed all his clothes into the bag.
ruМальчик запихал в сумку всю свою одежду.
deDer Junge stopfte seine ganze Kleidung in die Tasche.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”).
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Forms
crams, cramming, crammed, crammedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle