ram

noun

• 1an uncastrated male sheep.
• (the Ram) the zodiacal sign or constellation Aries.

• 2a battering ram.
• historical a beak or other projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships.

• 3the falling weight of a piledriving machine.

• 4a hydraulic water-raising or lifting machine.
• the piston of a hydrostatic press.

verb (rams, ramming, rammed)

• 1roughly force (something) into place:he rammed his stick into the ground
• [with object] (of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into (another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it:their boat was rammed by a Japanese warship
• [no object, with adverbial] crash violently against something:the stolen car rammed into the front of the house
• [with object] (often as adjective rammed) beat (earth) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm: the walls are made of rammed earth

• 2 (be rammed) British informal (of a place) be very crowded:the club is rammed to the rafters every week