ram

/ษนรฆm/

IPA: /R AE1 M/

noun
  1. 1

    A male sheep, typically uncastrated

  2. 2

    A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.

  3. 3

    A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

  4. 4

    A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.

  5. 5

    A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill.

verb
  1. 1

    To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.

    โ€œThe man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.โ€

  2. 2

    To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

    โ€œAfter placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.โ€

  3. 3

    To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

    โ€œRammed earth wallsโ€

  4. 4

    To thrust during sexual intercourse.

adjective
  1. 1

    Rancid, offensive in smell or taste.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ram