- 1ram something (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.
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- 2ram something + adv./prep. to push something somewhere with force She rammed the key into the lock. (figurative) The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress. Idioms
ram
verbNAmE//ræm//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ram he / she / it rams
past simple rammed
-ing form ramming
to try to force someone to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
to emphasize an idea, argument, etc. very strongly to make sure people listen to it The ads are intended to ram home the dangers of drunk driving. Phrasal Verbsram into
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