Overcrowded vs Crammed - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between overcrowded and crammed

is that overcrowded is (overcrowd) while crammed is (cram).

is containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

(head)

(overcrowd)

(en adjective)

Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

(head)

(cram)

(en noun)

The act of cramming.

Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an examination.

A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.

(cramm)

To ; as, to cram anything into a basket; to cram a room with people.

To fill with food to ; to stuff.

To put through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a pupil is crammed by his tutor.

To , and to satiety; to stuff.

To make crude or study.

* cram school

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