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The unauthorized addition of services to your telephone bill such as an 800 number that you never ordered. The charges are usually noted on the bill, but are identified in a cryptic manner and/or are printed in a place that is easy to overlook. See slamming.

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verb

1. To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly: crowd, jam, load, mob, pack, stuff. Informal jam-pack. See full/empty/capacity, tighten/loosen.
2. To study or work hard, especially when pressed for time: Informal bone (up), grind. Idioms: burn the midnight oil. See work/play.

v

Definition: fill to overflowing; compress
Antonyms: let out, open, release

An emergency test-preparation strategy that involves an attempt to absorb copious amounts of information in a short period prior to an exam. Cramming is a memorization technique that only lasts for the short term. For long-term retention of material, it is recommended students practice active learning and critical thinking through discussions, individual thinking and studying in groups.

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Although generally frowned upon as a preparation strategy by educators, cramming has found success among some students for its ability to pack large amounts of information into a short amount of time. In fact, one study by the University of Michigan found that there was little to no correlation between the amount of time spent studying and a student's grade. This may be one of the reasons why cramming is so widely used.

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IN BRIEF: To stuff or force. Also: to study facts in a hurry for a test.

It is not a good idea to cram for tests, but rather to study a little bit at a time so you will really know the information.

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noun
noun

A school or similar institution that prepares pupils for exams by intensive study. (1931 —) .
Daily Telegraph The spectre of January retakes at some smart London crammer (1986).

[From cram verb, to prepare pupils in this way.]

Previous:	cram-shop, cradle-snatcher, cracksman
Next:	crank, crap, crapper

For a list of words related to cram, see:

• Eating Verbs - cram: stuff with food
• Curricula, Studies, Learning, and Tests - cram: (vb) Informal. prepare for test at last minute

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See words rhyming with "crammer."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Cram.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stoppe, proppe, stuve, tvangsfodre, terpe med, proppe i sig
v. intr. - terpe, manuducere, proppe sig
n. - trængsel, stopfodring, indterpning

idioms:

• cram for    terpe til

Nederlands (Dutch)
volproppen, blokken, schrokken, vetmesten, geblok, gedrang

Français (French)
v. tr. - fourrer ou enfoncer qch dans, bourrer (qch) de, se gaver de, se gorger de nourriture
v. intr. - s'empiler ou s'entasser dans, (École) bachoter (pour) (arch)
n. - surcharge

idioms:

• cram for    (École) bachoter pour

Deutsch (German)
v. - büffeln, pauken, vollstopfen, vollpacken
n. - (ugs.) Gedränge, (ugs.) Einpauker

idioms:

• cram for    vor einer Prüfung so viel wie möglich lernen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερπληρώνω, παραγεμίζω, στουμπώνω, στοιβάζω, παραδίδω ή παρακολουθώ υπερεντατικά μαθήματα, (καθομ.) μελετώ πυρετωδώς την τελευταία στιγμή

idioms:

• cram for    προετοιμάζομαι εντατικά, μελετώ πυρετωδώς για

Italiano (Italian)
sgobbare, ingozzarsi, stipare

idioms:

• cramming for    sgobba per

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abarrotar, fartar-se

idioms:

• cram for    preparar-se para uma prova em pouco tempo

Русский (Russian)
зубрить, жрать, запихивать

idioms:

• cramming for    натаскивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cebar, hartar, abarrotar, atestar
v. intr. - dar clases intensivas, estudiar a última hora, atiborrarse
n. - atestamiento, empacho, apretamiento

idioms:

• cram for    estudiar intensamente para un examen

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - proppa full med, pressa ned, proppa mat i, plugga med, drilla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
塞满, 猛吃, 填满, 贪吃, 死记硬背功课, 吃得过饱, 拥挤, 死记硬背

idioms:

• cram for    为...临时死记硬背

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 塞滿, 猛吃, 填滿
v. intr. - 貪吃, 死記硬背功課, 吃得過飽
n. - 擁擠, 死記硬背

idioms:

• cram for    為...臨時死記硬背

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 억지로 쑤셔넣다, 벼락치기 공부를 하다
v. intr. - 잔뜩 먹다, 당일치기 하다, 거짓말하다
n. - 주입식 공부, 책벌레, 엄격한 강좌, 북적임

idioms:

• cram for    벼락치기 시험준비를 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 詰め込む, がつがつ食う, 腹いっぱい食う, 詰め込み勉強をする
n. - クラム, すし詰め

idioms:

• cramming for    短期間に詰め込む事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حشر, كدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחס, פיטם, למד הרבה לבחינה‬
v. intr. - ‮התפטם, זלל, למד הרבה לבחינה‬
n. - ‮התכוננות מאומצת לבחינה‬

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