ramrodPronunciation: /ˈramrɒd/Definition of ramrod noun 1a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm. used in similes and metaphors to describe an erect or rigid posture:he held himself ramrod straight 2North American a foreman or manager, especially one who is a strict disciplinarian: he was ramrod for the construction of the Apollo command module verb (ramrods, ramrodding, ramrodded) [with object] (ramrod something through) chiefly North American force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly:they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctionsramrod in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ramrod in the US English dictionary
