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very full of people or things: a crammed train / room. crammed with The docks were crammed with people trying to board the boats. crammed full of The house is still crammed full of her furniture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full.
to force a lot of people or things into a small space: be crammed into Eight children were crammed into the back of the car. be crammed against The room was packed and we were crammed against the door. [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal. to do many things in a short period of time:
transitive verb. 1. : to pack tight : jam. cram a suitcase with clothes. a novel crammed with surprises. 2. a. : to fill with food to satiety : stuff. b. : to eat voraciously : bolt. the child crams her food. 3. : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner. crammed the letters into his pocket. 4. : to prepare hastily for an examination.
1. bursting or overflowing. Her bag was crammed with books. The house is crammed with furniture and works of art. Living in a divided city crammed with foreign soldiers is not a matter we joke about. 2. crowded. Hundreds of students were crammed into the school hall. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
very full of people or things: a crammed train / room. crammed with The docks were crammed with people trying to board the boats. crammed full of The house is still crammed full of her furniture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full.
crammed (with somebody/something) full of things or people synonym packed. All the shelves were crammed with books. The room was crammed full of people. The article was crammed full of ideas.
To force, press, or squeeze (something) into an insufficient or barely sufficient space; stuff. 2. a. To feed a large amount of food to (an animal). b. To fill (oneself or one's stomach, for example) with food. v.intr. 1. To move into and fully occupy a space: The students crammed into the tiny classroom.
verb (used with object) , crammed, cram·ming. to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold. Synonyms: overcrowd, compress, squeeze, pack, crowd. to force or stuff (usually followed by into, down, etc.). to fill with or as with an excessive amount of food; overfeed. Synonyms: glut. Informal.
Other forms: crammed; cramming; crams. To cram is to crowd or stuff people or things into a limited amount of space. You might be tempted to cram your mouth full of your mom's chocolate chip cookies, especially if they just came out of the oven and are still warm and gooey.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective crammed. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
