Definition of Cramming
Cramming
cram·ming


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
Studying intensively, often at the last minute, to prepare for an exam.

e.g. She spent the entire night cramming for her biology test.

(verb)
filling something to the point of overflowing and then continuing to pack/force more things into it;

e.g. He kept cramming books into the box, disregarding how heavy the box would become.

(verb)
forcing people or things into a space that is too small to fit all of them;

e.g. The child tried cramming all of the grapes into his mouth at once.

(verb)
eating a lot of food, greedily and/or to the point of being completely full;

e.g. They were cramming candies all through the evening, and now they feel sick.



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