ram

verb

Definition of ramnext
1
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building

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2
as in to cram
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

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3
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk

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Recent Examples of ram In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver. — Andrea Sachs The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 During the chase that followed, Guevara allegedly attempted to ram police multiple times, drove the wrong way down an Interstate 680 offramp, and reached speeds of 120 miles per hour. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 Pino, focused on returning to Ocean Reef for his daughter’s birthday dinner, operated his 29-foot Robalo on the wrong side of the channel, ultimately ramming the boat into the steel marker, Adams said. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
  1. bump
  2. cram
  3. speed
  4. bang
  5. squeeze
  6. drive
  7. collide
  8. stuff
Verb
  • The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of bump
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  • The wealthiest travelers have stopped trying to cram everything in.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The semiconductor giant says it's now managed to cram nearly 100 billion tiny transistors on to a chip the size of a human fingernail.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
Definition of cram
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  • Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Definition of speed
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  • Gently bang pan on counter 2–3 times to eliminate any large air bubbles.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of bang
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  • As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
    — Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of squeeze
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  • The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Congestion is difficult to predict, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, when driving behavior shifted and peak traffic hours spread out instead of sticking to the more uniform 9-to-5 workday.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of drive
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  • Video showed Quansah’s studs colliding with Gallardo’s calf and the referee issued Quansah a red card that delighted the crowd as England’s lineup was reduced to 10 men.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Mexican keeper Raúl Rangel charged out and collided with Gordon and was immediately whistled for a penalty.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of collide
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  • All explore Sicilian heart and heritage through Canadian ingredients, evident in dishes like smart pinwheels of bucatini stuffed with sea urchin and rock crab and crisped to order.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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