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crammed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɹæmd// UK //kɹˈæmd// crammed

adj. completely full of people or things. You use this when there is almost no space left at all.

adj. completely filled with people or objects to the point of overcrowding. Often used predicatively after a linking verb or attributively to describe a confined space.


SIMPLE

The train is always crammed with commuters in the morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The small apartment was crammed with old books and newspapers from floor to ceiling.

COMPLEX

The archives were so crammed with unsorted documents that researchers spent months simply creating a path to the back of the room.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically takes the preposition 'with' to indicate the contents.

Pitfall

The room was crammed of peopleThe room was crammed with peopleCrammed is paired with the preposition 'with', not 'of'.

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