ram
(r
m)
KEY
NOUN:
- A male sheep.
- Any of several devices used to drive, batter, or crush by forceful impact, especially:
- A battering ram.
- The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer.
- The plunger or piston of a force pump or hydraulic press.
- A hydraulic ram.
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- A projection on the prow of a warship, used to batter or cut into enemy vessels.
- A ship having such a projection.
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Ram
See Aries.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
rammed
,
ram·ming
,
rams
- To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:
rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it broke open.
- To force or press into place.
- To cram; stuff:
rammed the clothes into the suitcase.
- To force passage or acceptance of:
rammed the project through the city council despite local opposition.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English
ramm
OTHER FORMS:
ram
mer
(Noun)
