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to ram

to ram

4 5.1
To force an idea or action on someone
  • verb
  • /ræm/
translation icon : hincar (físico)
  • Let's put as much stimulus as we can from this fake money and ram it into the green energy sector.

So what they do is to ram his car down a ravine on purpose.

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Examples

  • The construction workers will ram the steel beams into the ground for stability.

  • Ram it if you have to!

    The Exorcist III (1990)

  • So what they do is to ram his car down a ravine on purpose.

    Stanford

  • Maybe we're just going to kind of ram it in like this, drill four holes in the bottom and boom, it's attached.

  • And Bertelsen rams his way into the end zone.

    My All American (2015)

  • In the too-close cop car, the driver rams the car into reverse.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • During the competition, she had to ram the ball into the goal to score.

  • He tried to ram the information into his mind before the exam.

Synonyms

to force
vsto ram
∞ 2.3

To make someone do something by using power or pressure

is specifically about forcing into a place, state, or action
to drive
vsto ram
∞ 3.6

To cause someone to want to do something strongly

is direct compulsion into place or state rather than inner motivation
to stick in
vsto ram
45 3.0

Push something into another thing so it goes inside

is broader and can be metaphorical, not only simple physical insertion
to muscle
vsto ram
  • Informal
39 6.6

To push into a place using physical strength or influence

can be physical or metaphorical, not only physical pushing or influence
to cram
vsto ram
16 3.2

Push things or people into a small space until nothing fits

is wider, covering forcing into places, states, or actions generally
to ram down
vsto ram
  • Informal
1 7.9

To force ideas or rules on someone by repeating them against their will

is a general act of forcing into place, state, or action
to ram down someone's throat
vsto ram
  • Informal
1 8.9

Force someone to accept ideas or opinions without their choice

is broader and covers forcing into any place, state, or action

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

Phrasal Verbs

to ram down
  • Informal
1 7.9

To force ideas or rules on someone by repeating them against their will

to ram down someone's throat
  • Informal
1 8.9

Force someone to accept ideas or opinions without their choice

to ram down
1 7.1

To force something down by hitting it hard

to ram home
  • UK
7.4

To say something clearly and strongly so people understand it

to upgrade the RAM
  • Specialized
3.4

Put more memory into a computer so it can run more programs

Compounds

battering ram
5 6.0

A heavy tool used to break open doors, or a person who gets past problems with force

additional RAM
  • Specialized
3.5

Extra memory you add to a computer to make it run faster

Aries the Ram
7.9

A zodiac sign represented by a ram for people born March 21 to April 19

hydraulic ram
  • Specialized
7.2

A device that uses flowing water to lift water to a higher place without electricity

insufficient RAM
  • Specialized
5.3

A computer that does not have enough memory to run programs

RAM disk
  • Specialized
6.2

A fast virtual drive using computer memory that can lose data when power stops

How Forceful

to ram
4 5.1
to force
∞ 2.3
to push
958 1.1
to persuade
472 2.7
to coax
54 4.1

Surface Forms

ram infinitive
rammed past
rammed past participle
ramming present participle
rams third person singular

Etymology

Ram meaning 'to force someone or something into a place or action' comes from the same picture of strong pushing, like a battering ram breaking a gate, so to ram an idea into someone is to force it on them.