ram synonyms

ram

n.

  1. An object used to deliver a thrust

    plunger, pump, beam, prow, hammerhead, arm piece, weight, pole, shaft, lever, spike, battering ram, pile driver, tamping iron, punch, sledge hammer, rammer, tamper, monkey, bat, maul, hydraulic ram, spar, piston, drop weight, bow; see also bar 1, hammer.

  2. A male sheep

    tup, wild ram, buck, bucksheep; see sheep.

    Breeds of rams include: Leicester, Rambouillet, Merino, Lincoln, Jacob, Scottish blackface, Wensleydale, Oxforddown, Hampshire, Cotswold, Southdown, Suffolk, Shropshire, Cheviot.

ram

v.

  1. To strike with force

    bump, slam, collide, hook; see butt 1, crash 4, hit 1, 2.

  2. To thrust or pack forcibly

    drive, cram, jam, stuff; see drive 4, pack 2.

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