English Dictionary

cram

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹæm/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 イギリス英語 古風 俗語

(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.

日本語の意味

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）

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

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。

意味（1）

(transitive) 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

意味（2）

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

The boy crammed himself with cake

意味（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.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To study hard; to swot.

意味（5）

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

意味（6）

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

意味（7）

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

crams （ present singular third-person ）

cramming （ participle present ）

crammed （ participle past ）

crammed （ past ）