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crammed

verb

Meaning

  • 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"

  • To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

    "The boy crammed himself with cake"

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

    "A pupil is crammed by his tutor."

  • To study hard; to swot.

  • To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

  • (British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.

  • (British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.