I. ˈram noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a male sheep
b. capitalized : Aries
2.
a. : battering ram
b. : a warship with a heavy beak at the prow for piercing an enemy ship
3. : any of various guided pieces for exerting pressure or for driving or forcing something by impact: as
a. : the plunger of a hydrostatic press or force pump
b. : the weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver
II. verb
( rammed ; ram·ming )
Etymology: Middle English rammen, probably from ram, noun
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to strike with violence : crash
2. : to move with extreme rapidity
transitive verb
1. : to force in by or as if by driving
2.
a. : to make compact (as by pounding)
b. : cram , crowd
3. : to force passage or acceptance of
ram home an idea
4. : to strike against violently
• ram·mer noun