Definitions
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
Word origin
From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”).
Used in a sentence
“The solid oak door—he fingered it again—was as though made to resist a ram, the walls built to withstand a siege, and every stone and brick in wall, bench, or floor was as immovable as the face of a rock.”
“About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad very low in the water, almost, to my brother's perception, like a water-logged ship. This was the ram Thunder Child.”
“The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Computer memory, briefly”3 letters
02“Headbutting sheep”3 letters
03“Horned male sheep”3 letters
04“Male sheep with horns”3 letters
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