cram

(verb) crowd or pack to capacity. Synonyms: jam, jampack, ram, chock up, wad. Examples: "The theater was jampacked."

(verb) put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled. Examples: "Cram books into the suitcase."

(verb) study intensively, as before an exam. Synonyms: grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone. Examples: "I had to bone up on my latin verbs before the final exam."

(verb) prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam.