cram full
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Packed full to capacity: Completely filled, leaving no empty space; stuffed so tightly that nothing more can be added.
Usage
- The adjective "cram full" describes a state of being completely and often tightly packed. It emphasizes a lack of space due to excessive contents.
- It is typically used after a linking verb like , , or .
- Example:
Examples
- Adjective:
- The storage room is cram full of old furniture and boxes.
- Her schedule was cram full of meetings, leaving no time for a break.
- The bus looked cram full, so we decided to wait for the next one.
Advanced Usage
- "to be cram full of something": This is the most common construction, specifying what the container or space is filled with.
- The report was cram full of useful data.
- It can be used figuratively to describe non-physical things like schedules, documents, or minds being overly filled.
- His head was cram full of ideas for the new project.
Variants and Related Words
- Cram (verb): To force something into a space that is too small; to fill something tightly.
- He tried to cram all his books into one bag.
- Chock-full (adjective): Completely full. (A close synonym).
- The stadium was chock-full of excited fans.
- Packed (adjective): Very crowded; filled with many people or things.
- The train was packed during rush hour.
Synonyms
- Bursting: So full as to be almost breaking open.
- Stuffed: Filled tightly with something.
- Jam-packed: Extremely crowded or full.
- Overflowing: So full that the contents are spilling over.
Related Phrases
- Full to bursting: An idiom meaning completely full, often to an extreme degree.
- After the feast, I felt full to bursting.
- Packed to the rafters: An idiom meaning a room or building is completely full of people.
- The theater was packed to the rafters for the final show.
Adjective
- packed full to capacity
- chowder chockablock with pieces of fish