noun.
In weaving, a warp having more than two threads in each dent or split of the reed.
noun.
The act or the result of cramming the memory; information acquired hurriedly and not assimilated.
noun.
A lie.
noun.
A densely packed gathering or crowd; a crush; a ‘jam.’
To press or drive, particularly thrust (one thing), into another forcibly; stuff; crowd: as, to cram things into a basket or bag.
To fill with more than can be properly, conveniently, or comfortably contained; fill to repletion; overcrowd: as, to cram a room with people.
To fill with food beyond what is necessary, or to satiety; stuff.
To endeavor to qualify (a pupil or one's self) for an examination, or other special purpose, in a comparatively short time, by storing the memory with information, not so much with a view to real learning as to passing the examination; coach.
To tell lies to; fill up with false stories.
To eat greedily or to satiety; stuff one's self.
To store the memory hastily with facts, for the purpose of passing an examination or for some other immediate use; in general, to acquire knowledge hurriedly by a forced process, without assimilating it: as, to cram for a civil-service examination; to cram for a lecture.