Meaning
To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian (“to cram; stuff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic *krammōną, a secondary verb derived from *krimmaną (“to stuff”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to assemble; collect; gather”). Compare Old English crimman (“to cram; stuff; insert; press; bruise”), Icelandic kremja (“to squeeze; crush; bruise”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles: