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compressed multitude or crowd crush
  • last-minute study especially for an examination
  • Other Words
    Verb
    • cram​mer noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    crowd crush jam ram sandwich shoehorn squeeze stuff wedge
    Synonyms: Noun
    army bike [chiefly Scottish] crowd crush drove flock herd horde host legion mass mob multitude press rout scrum swarm throng
    Examples
    Verb
    • //He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
    • //Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.
    Noun
    • //battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
    First Known Use
    Verb
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    Noun
    1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Verb
    Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze
    cram
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    Other Words
    Verb
    • cram​mer noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    crowd crush jam ram sandwich shoehorn squeeze stuff wedge
    Synonyms: Noun
    army bike [chiefly Scottish] crowd crush drove flock herd horde host legion mass mob multitude press rout scrum swarm throng
    Examples
    Verb
    • //He crammed the suitcase with his clothes.
    • //Before the trip I crammed my head with information about Spain.
    Noun
    • //battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
    First Known Use
    Verb
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
    Noun
    1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Verb
    Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze
    cram
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

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