(~s)
1.
A ~ is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone sits or stands like a ~ or straight as a ~, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal.
...a woman with iron grey hair, high cheekbones and a figure like a ~.
PHRASE
3.
If someone has a ~ back or way of standing, they have a very straight back and hold themselves in a rather stiff and formal way.
I don’t have the ~ posture I had when I was in the Navy.
ADJ: ADJ n
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Ramrod is also an adverb.
At 75, she’s still ~ straight.
ADV: ADV adj