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cram

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kɹæm/

Verb

transitive intransitive British dated slang

(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.

Japanese Meaning

無理に物をぎゅうぎゅうに詰める、押し込む / 食物をぎっしり詰め込む（食べさせる、むさぼる）

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She managed to cram the last few plates into the already overflowing cupboard.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はなんとか最後の数枚の皿を、すでにあふれかえっている食器棚に詰め込んだ。

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Sense（1）

to cram fruit into a basket; to cram a room with people

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.

The boy crammed himself with cake

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Sense（3）

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

A pupil is crammed by his tutor.

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Sense（4）

(intransitive) To study hard; to swot.

Sense（5）

(intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.

Sense（6）

(intransitive, dated, British slang) To lie; to intentionally not tell the truth.

Sense（7）

(transitive, dated, British slang) To make (a person) believe false or exaggerated tales.

crams

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cramming

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crammed

（ participle past ）

crammed

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