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noun (plural rams) |
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1. male sheep: a male sheep
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2. battering or crushing device: a device designed to batter, crush, press, or push something, e.g. a projecting underwater part of a boat's prow or the weight dropped by a pile driver
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3. engineering
Same as hydraulic ram
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4. boat warship with ram: formerly, a warship equipped with a projecting underwater part on the prow that was designed to make a hole in the hull of an enemy warship
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verb (past and past participle rammed, present participle ram·ming, 3rd person present singular rams) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb strike something with great force: to hit or collide with something, with great force or violence, or make something do this
  I rammed my fist down on the table.
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2. transitive verb collide with something deliberately: to collide with another ship or vehicle deliberately in order to sink, disable, or damage it
The police car rammed the getaway vehicle and pushed it off the road.
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3. transitive verb force something into place: to press, force, or push something into place
He quickly rammed another charge down the barrel and took aim.
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4. transitive verb U.S. politics force acceptance of something: to force the passage of a bill or acceptance of a suggestion, usually despite strong objection
rammed the legislation through Congress
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5. transitive verb present something very forcefully: to present something forcefully in order to impress and convince people
In a series of high-profile interviews she rammed home her message.
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adjective |
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Caribbean
Same as boar
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| [ Old English ram(m)] |
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| ram·mer noun |
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