■ noun
1》 an uncastrated male sheep.
2》 a battering ~.
3》 the falling weight of a piledriving machine.
4》 a hydraulic water-raising or lifting machine.
↘the piston of a hydrostatic press.
5》 historical a projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med )
1》 roughly force (something) into place.
2》 (of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into.
3》 ( ~ into ) crash violently against.
4》 [often as adjective ~med ] beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm.
Derivatives
~mer noun
Origin
OE ~(m) , of Gmc origin.