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- pronunciation:
- raem
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a male sheep.
A ram has horns that curve backward into a loop.
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| definition 2: |
any of a variety of implements or machine parts designed for driving, hammering, or crushing something by impact.
The attackers broke through the castle gate with a battering ram. |
| definition 3: |
a projection from the prow of a warship, used for battering or penetrating enemy vessels, or a warship bearing such a projection.
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| definition 4: |
a device using the energy generated by falling water to carry some of the water to a higher point; hydraulic ram.
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| definition 5: |
(usu. cap.) the constellation Aries.
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| related words: |
bellwether |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rams, ramming, rammed |
| definition 1: |
to push, drive, or force by or as if by heavy impact or pounding.
He rammed the wedge into the log with his hammer.- similar words:
- hammer, jam
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| definition 2: |
to hit with great force.
The truck rammed the small car and sent it off the road.- similar words:
- butt
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| definition 3: |
to force into a small or tight space; cram.
She rammed the mountain of books into her locker.He rammed the whole slice of pizza into his mouth.- similar words:
- jam
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| related words: |
bore, pack, push, shove, thrust, wedge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a forceful impact (usu. fol. by "into").
The speeding car rammed into a tree. |
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| derivation: |
rammer (n.) |
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