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v. – to eat or cause to eat more than necessary
v.t. – to prepare for an examination within a short period of time.
v.t. – to push or force somebody/something into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is full.
e.g. –
- Students always cram English that is the wrong way to learn English.
- Mr English crammed food more than enough and got the loose motion.
In Hindi – v. रटना (raTana), ठसाठस भरना (ThasaThas bharana), ठूँसना (ThuNasana).
v.t. याद कर लेना/घोटना/रटना (yad kar lena/ghoTana/raTana), ठूंसना/मुँहामुँह भरना (Thunasana/muNahamuNah bharana).
Synonym – stuff, overcrowd, ram, load, shove, squeeze, wedge.
Antonym – nibble, diet, pull, abstain, fast, release.
Cognate word – Conjugate – cram (crammed – 2nd and 3rd form of a verb)
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n. – crammer