ram

adj

Etymology: Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr (“strong, rank, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”), perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram (“a rank odour”). Compare also Middle English rammish (“rank, offensive in smell”).

1. Rancid; offensive in smell or taste.

name

1. Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).

noun

Etymology: From ram (“strike forcefully”).

1. A US Korean War anti-tank weapon.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen.

1. To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.

   “The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.”

   “Two snatch thieves who snatched a woman's bag experienced swift karma when their victim accidentally rammed into their motorcycle.”

2. To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

   “To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground.”

3. To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.

   “After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.”

4. To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.

   “I quickly rammed another charge down the barrel and took aim.”

   “Again: great to take lessons in ethics from a guy currently trying to ram through a policy of freighting refugees off to cuddly Rwandan president Paul Kagame.”

5. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

   “They rammed the earth walls to make them more compact”

6. To thrust during sexual intercourse.

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