plural rams
1
: an adult male sheep
2
a
: a piece of machinery that is used to hit or lift something else
a hydraulic ram
b
rams; rammed; ramming
1
a
: to forcefully hit something
His car/boat rammed mine.
They deliberately rammed my car from behind.
They rammed [=crashed] into my car from behind.
The car slid and rammed against the wall.
b
: to cause (something) to forcefully hit something
He deliberately rammed his car into mine.
She rammed her fist against the wall in anger.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition
: to push (something) into a position or place with force
She rammed the cork into the barrel.
He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe law was rammed [=pushed] through Congress.
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/ram. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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