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bourrer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  • inebriate noun A person who is intoxicated, especially one who is habitually drunk.
  • plug noun A device with pins that connects an appliance to an electrical socket.
  • stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.

Senses

bourrer is used for these senses in English:

  • cram (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
  • cram (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
  • cram (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
  • inebriate (transitive) To cause to be drunk; to intoxicate.
  • plug (transitive) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
  • stuff (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

cram — full definition

  1. verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  2. verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.

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