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How to pronounce “cram”

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Pronunciation guide for cram

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of cram with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How to Make the Most of a Finite Life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)you've got to cram every moment of it
Definition summary
(transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.

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How to pronounce cram

How to Make the Most of a Finite Life (w/ Oliver Burkeman)

you've got to cram every moment of it

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “cram”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
  • (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
  • (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
  • (intransitive) To study hard; to swot.
  • (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
  • (intransitive, dated, British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.
  • (transitive, dated, British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.
  • [Noun]
  • The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
  • (slang, dated) Information hastily memorized.
  • (weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
  • (dated, British slang) 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.
  • A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.

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