Dictionary entry

Ram (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ram, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Rammed (rămd); p. pr. & vb. n.Ramming.] 1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.

rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. Shak.

2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

A ditch... was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.