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cram

  [kram] verb, crammed, cram⋅ming, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold.
2. to force or stuff (usually fol. by into, down, etc.).
3. to fill with or as with an excessive amount of food; overfeed.
4. Informal.
a. to prepare (a person), as for an examination, by having him or her memorize information within a short period of time.
b. to acquire knowledge of (a subject) by so preparing oneself.
5. Archaic. to tell lies to.
–verb (used without object)
6. to eat greedily or to excess.
7. to study for an examination by memorizing facts at the last minute.
8. to press or force accommodation in a room, vehicle, etc., beyond normal or comfortable capacity; crowd; jam: The whole team crammed into the bus.
–noun
9. Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
10. a crammed state.
11. a dense crowd; throng.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME crammen, OE crammian to stuff, akin to crimman to put in

Related forms:
cram⋅ming⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. crowd, pack, squeeze, compress, overcrowd. 3. glut. 6. gorge.
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Slang Dictionary
cram

  1. in.
    to study hard at the last minute for a test. : If you would study all the time, you wouldn't need to cram.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

cram 
O.E. crammian "press something into something else," from P.Gmc. base *kram-/*krem-. Meaning "study intensely for an exam" is British student slang first recorded 1803.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

cram down

Relating to a business deal in which a group of investors is forced to accept an undesirable arrangement. For example, minority shareholders of a company being bought out may have to accept less than what they consider a fair price for their stock.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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