ram

ram
[[t]ræ̱m[/t]]
rams, ramming, rammed
1) VERB If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately.

[V n] The thieves fled, ramming the policeman's car...

[V n] They used a lorry to ram the main gate.

2) VERB If you ram something somewhere, you push it there with great force.

[V n adv/prep] He rammed the key into the lock and kicked the front door open.

3) N-COUNT A ram is an adult male sheep.
4) → See also battering ram
5) PHRASE: V inflects If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to.
to ram something down someone's throat → see throat

Railway lines are dangerous places and it is up to parents to ram home the dangers to their children...

The report by Marks & Spencer's chairman will ram this point home...


English dictionary. 2008.

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