noun

1. a male sheep
2. battering ram
3. Historical a metal projection on the bow of a warship below the waterline, used to pierce enemy vessels
4. hydraulic ram
5. the weight, or striking part, of a pile driver
6. the plunger of a force pump

Etymology: ME ramme < OE ramm, akin to MDu & OHG ram < Gmc *ramma, prob. < *rama-, strong, sharp, bitter > ON rammr

transitive verb rammed, ramming ram′·ming

1. to strike against with great force; drive into
2. to force into place; press or drive down to ram a charge into a gun
3. to force (an idea, legislative bill, etc.) to be accepted: often with across or through
4. to stuff or cram (with something)

intransitive verb

1. to strike with force; crash
2. to move rapidly