crams

Studies last minute

Crams is the third-person singular of cram, meaning to stuff or pack tightly into a space: She crams her schedule with meetings.

Cram also means to study intensively just before an exam: He always crams the night before.

The noun cram describes this last-minute study session.

study

memorization

Committing information to recall

tutoring · all-nighter · last-minute · overnight · swotting · grinding · drilling · rote · review · coursework

stuffing

stuffed

Filled beyond capacity

squeezed · wedged · shoved · forced · compressed · sardines · bulging · overstuffed · bursting · heaving

rush

hurry

Move with urgency

frantic · panicked · sprint · race · hasten · speed · frenzied · pressured · stressed · desperate

feeding

force-feeding

Compulsory food administration

fattening · gulping · bolting · wolfing · shoveling · inhaling · devouring · bingeing · engorging

Opposites
fullness/packing

cramsempties

Drains or depleted containers

unpacks · evacuates · clears out · depletes · drains

study intensity/timing

cramscoasts

Edges of continents

neglects · ignores · slacks off

eating behavior

cramsfasts

Refrains from eating

diets · starves · abstains · nibbles · picks at

Phrases
Family

cram, crammed, cramming, crammer, crampon, crammers, overcrammed

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G