ram
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Synonyms for ram
Synonyms: Verb
bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud
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Examples of ram in a Sentence
Verb
They deliberately rammed my car from behind. The car slid and rammed against the wall. He deliberately rammed his car into mine. She rammed her fist against the wall in anger. She rammed the cork into the barrel. He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down.Noun (2)
My computer is slow because it needs more RAM.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But with a new season ahead and a new offense in place, the battering ram who couldn’t catch has the chance to be much more. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "Can’t catch? USC’s Markese Stepp is out to prove he can be an Air Raid threat," 26 Aug. 2019 This massive cactus species can grow over 40 feet tall, making them ideal symbols of the glory of the American Southwest and, also, very effective battering rams. — Aj Willingham And Chris Boyette, CNN, "A man got drunk and impaled his car on a giant saguaro cactus," 11 July 2019 Muslims believe that as Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God stopped his hand and gave him a sheep or ram in place of his son. — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, "Here's what you need to know about Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's biggest holidays," 9 Aug. 2019 On the outside, there are revolving license plates, front and rear battering rams, a bullet shield aft of the rear window that can be raied, and both an oil-slick system and a smokescreen system capable of shooting out of the taillights. — Daniel Golson, Car and Driver, "Check Out the Aston Martin DB5 Continuation's Working James Bond Gadgets," 14 May 2019 The car's front and rear suspension—a maze of A-arms and power rams—are bolted to subframes rigidly mated to the central tube, rigidity being the key to an active system. — Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics, "A Closer Look at Chevy's Mid-Engine Corvette...From 1988?," 19 July 2019 Not regular ram’s horn shofars, but the long curved Yemeni instruments made from the horn of the greater kudu, an African antelope. — The Economist, "Obituary: Jennie Litvack died on June 27th," 11 July 2019 Fricke, 27, never denied firing the shots that killed Rittner, 35, who was using a battering ram while serving a search warrant at Fricke’s south side home Feb. 6. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jordan Fricke found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide of Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner," 12 July 2019 Mike Pollak grew up on football fields as a human battering ram. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Retired NFL player Mike Pollak teaches high school players to reduce football head trauma," 9 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The van rammed through a fence onto the game field, Dee said, but deputies did not follow. — Melissa Murphy, The Mercury News, "2 Bay Area burglary suspects lead Santa Cruz Sheriff’s deputies on chase through Aptos," 23 Aug. 2019 Children’s entertainment is frequently inane, but JoJo rams a rod through a cultural nerve center. — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Time, "'What Do People Want Me to Do? Wear Black Every Day?': How Child Star JoJo Siwa Built Her Sparkly Empire," 22 Aug. 2019 Vancouver's Felipe rammed home the eventual match-winning goal in the 84th minute to take the contest. — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Vancouver Whitecaps steal a late win against FC Cincinnati," 4 Aug. 2019 Van rammed into people outside a mosque in Finsbury Park in London. — Suhauna Hussainwriter, Los Angeles Times, "Deadly violence heightens concerns about domestic terrorism and white supremacists," 3 Aug. 2019 Johnson rammed their car off the road, hopped out of his SUV and shot 16 times into the teens' car. — Jennifer Emily, Dallas News, "Amber Guyger more likely to draw white, conservative jury if trial for killing Botham Jean is moved," 14 July 2019 For hours, young people rammed metal carts and street signposts into the tempered glass doors and windows of the territory’s lawmaking chamber as police stood by and then retreated. — Suzanne Sataline, The Christian Science Monitor, "Hong Kong protests: Is anyone in charge?," 9 July 2019 Instead, according to police, one climbed into a Subaru Outback and rammed into a wall of the store, allowing others to swarm in and grab guns before heading to a getaway car. — baltimoresun.com, "In deadly Maryland gun store heist, burglars were warned cops were coming. Police say they persisted anyway.," 18 June 2019 What’s less clear is whether MORENA will take control of the Mexican Congress to ram through major constitutional changes, or will need to compromise with rival party factions. — Joseph N. Distefano, Philly.com, "Neighbors' complaints: Mexico, U.S. pull apart," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ram.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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