cram
The act of crammingThe act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
» He spent all night cramming for the test.
Er büffelte die ganze Nacht für den Test. — Dani6187
Всю ночь перед тестом он зубрил. — megaton
Він всю ніч зубрив відповіді на екзаменаційні білети. — deniko
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6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
да́вкаdávka, толкотня́tolkotnjá
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)Information hastily memorized.
a cram from an examination
зубрёжкаzubrjóžka
(countable, uncountable)A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
(British, countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A lie; a falsehood.
(uncountable)A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
(countable, uncountable)A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
Examples
42 sentencesHe spent all night cramming for the test.
Він всю ніч зубрив відповіді на екзаменаційні білети. — deniko
ruВсю ночь перед тестом он зубрил. — megaton
deEr büffelte die ganze Nacht für den Test. — Dani6187
Tom crammed everything into his suitcase.
ruТом всё впихнул в свой чемодан. — odexed
deTom stopfte alles in seinen Koffer. — Dani6187
Tom is cramming for a test.
Tom is now cramming for the finals.
ruТом сейча́с зубри́т для ито́говых экза́менов. — Wayawa
deTom paukt gerade für die Abschlussklausuren. — al_ex_an_der
The boy crammed all his clothes into the bag.
ruМальчик запихал в сумку всю свою одежду. — megaton
deDer Junge stopfte seine ganze Kleidung in die Tasche. — Dani6187
Translations
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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
plural: cramsSynonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable