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cram

verb

Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
C
Ends with
M
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

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verb

  1. Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

verb

  1. Study intensively, as before an exam

    “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

verb

  1. Crowd or pack to capacity

    “The theater was jampacked”

verb

  1. Put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

    “Cram books into the suitcase”

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I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
The theater was jampacked
Cram books into the suitcase

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