ram
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
rams
plural
rams
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAM
[count]
2
2
ram
/ˈræm/
verb
rams;
rammed;
ramming
2
ram
/ˈræm/
verb
rams;
rammed;
ramming
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAM
1
a
:
to forcefully hit something
[+ object]
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His car/boat rammed mine.
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They deliberately rammed my car from behind.
[no object]
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They rammed [=crashed] into my car from behind.
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The car slid and rammed against the wall.
b
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to forcefully hit something
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He deliberately rammed his car into mine.
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She rammed her fist against the wall in anger.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object]
:
to push (something) into a position or place with force
— sometimes used figuratively
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She rammed the cork into the barrel.
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He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down.
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The law was rammed [=pushed] through Congress.
ram (something) down someone's throat
ram (something) home
:
to make (something) very clear and obvious in a forceful way
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He tried to ram home the importance of meeting the deadline.
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She hoped that the pictures and examples would ram her point home.
