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 January, Trooper Joshua Fitzgerald mistakenly rammed the wrong vehicle during a pursuit on Interstate 630 in Little Rock. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026 Trucks and semis from all over the southwest came to Richmound, blaring horns and, in one case, ramming the new fence surrounding the school. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 The car ramming fatally injured two people, a two-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The evil genius ramming this behemoth into a prison is a sweet old lady? — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 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
  • To squeeze Cabrera into the rotation on Sunday, the Cubs bumped David Peterson to the bullpen for the time being and optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The second is another factor limited by the iPhone… the MacBook Neo 2 is expected to bump memory up to 12 GB.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bump
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  • Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Streams of cool kids dressed in all-black tank tops, slip dresses and leather pants crammed into the old town, sipping cocktails as DJs slid faders.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cram
Verb
  • Saltwater speeds up rust and wear, plants need regular care, docks face storms and tides, and equipment like generators, solar panels, and desalination systems will eventually need replacing.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Cubing the butter speeds things up by increasing surface area.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of speed
Verb
  • These were people who would insist that their American passenger ride in the cab of a trade truck rather than stand in the open back with 20 passengers banging into each other and a couple of goats for hours.
    — Ethan Gologor, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the building across the street, an old woman came out onto her balcony in a nightgown, a toddler in tow, and began banging a pot.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bang
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  • Questions no longer centre on marking this era with a trophy, but on how much juice is left to squeeze.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To protect a specific area, such as a garden, Parker recommends properly installing snake fencing made from quarter-inch hardware cloth, which can help keep even newborn copperheads from squeezing through.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeeze
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  • Recordings of Rajab’s call with paramedics gained international attention, driving calls for accountability for her killing and that of thousands of other children in Gaza.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, also released Friday, showed greater pessimism about the economy this month, likely driven by stubbornly high prices.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drive
Verb
  • Investigators determined that Skinner was impaired and failed to maintain his lane before crossing over the line and colliding with the CHP cruiser.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters say soaring demand for electricity for AI data centers and EVs is colliding with California’s push for 100% clean power, leaving a stubborn gap in round-the-clock, low-carbon supply that should be met by nuclear.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of collide
Verb
  • On October 1, Netflix will premiere Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, an eminently readable doorstop stuffed with a variety of weighty themes.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The sisters stuffed envelopes with flyers marketing tours, and traveled with their parents on scouting trips.
    — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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