2ram verb
rams; rammed; ram·ming 1 a : to forcefully hit something [+ obj] ▪ His car/boat rammed mine. ▪ They deliberately rammed my car from behind. [no obj] ▪ They rammed [=crashed] into my car from behind. ▪ The car slid and rammed against the wall.
b [+ obj] : to cause (something) to forcefully hit something
▪ He deliberately rammed his car into mine. ▪ She rammed her fist against the wall in anger. 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] : to push (something) into a position or place with force
▪ She rammed the cork into the barrel. ▪ He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ The law was rammed [=pushed] through Congress.
b [+ obj] : to cause (something) to forcefully hit something
▪ 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. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ The law was rammed [=pushed] through Congress.
ram (something) down someone's throat — see throat
ram (something) home
: to make (something) very clear and obvious in a forceful way
▪ He tried to ram home the importance of meeting the deadline. ▪ She hoped that the pictures and examples would ram her point home.
▪ He tried to ram home the importance of meeting the deadline. ▪ She hoped that the pictures and examples would ram her point home.
