n.
- an uncastrated male sheep.
- a battering ram.
- the falling weight of a piledriving machine.
- a hydraulic water-raising or lifting machine.
▸the piston of a hydrostatic press.
- historical a projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships.
v.
(rams, ramming, rammed)
- roughly force (something) into place.
- (of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into.
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(ram into)
crash violently against.
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[often as adj. rammed]
beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm.
Derivative
Etymology
OE ram(m), of Gmc origin.