ram
ram [ram rams rammed ramming] verb, noun BrE [ræm] NAmE [ræm]
verb (-mm-)
1. ~ sth (of a vehicle, a ship, etc.)to drive into or hit another vehicle, ship, etc. with force, sometimes deliberately
•Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
2. ~ sth + adv./prep. to push sth somewhere with force
•She rammed the key into the lock.
• (figurative)The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress.
more at force/thrust/ram sth down sb's throat at ↑throat
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English ram(m), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ram.
Example Bank:
•People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats.
•He rammed his foot down hard on the brake.
•Her hat was rammed down over her forehead.
•I rammed a chair under the door handle.
Idiom: ↑ram something home
Derived: ↑ram into something ▪ ↑ram something into something
noun
1. a male sheep
compare ↑ewe
2. a part in a machine that is used for hitting sth very hard or for lifting or moving things
•hydraulic rams
see also ↑battering ram
Word Origin:
Old English ram(m), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ram.
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