Ramming

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ram \Ram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rammed} (r[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Ramming}.]
     1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or
        through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to
        drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to
        ram piles, cartridges, etc.


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              [They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks,
              socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. --Shak.
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     2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
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              A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials,
              and rammed to make the foundation solid.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ramming
       See {ram}