Meaning of Cram | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
   countable, uncountable
3. Information hastily memorized.
   countable, dated, slang, uncountable
4. A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
   countable, uncountable
5. A lie; a falsehood.
   British, countable, dated, slang, uncountable
6. A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
   uncountable
7. A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But Billy Bunter was only the first in the field. As the news spread, there was a crowd, not to call it a cram, in No. 7 Study: […]”

“a cram from an examination”

“It is awful, an old un like that telling such crams as she do.”

“Shut up, and don't tell crams.”

“Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.”

“Pen pals also make and pass around friendship books, slams and crams. In recent years, pen pal correspondence with prison inmates has gained acceptance on the Internet.”

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