ram

verb

Definition of ramnext
1
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building

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2
as in to cram
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit

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3
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk

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Recent Examples of ram The charges come a year after a deadly car ramming and stabbing attack outside a Manchester synagogue killed at least two people. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Officer John Lacy, a spokesperson for the Overland Park Police Department, said the vehicle rammed into the store at 8686 Antioch Road shortly before noon. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 According to the military and law enforcement, a Palestinian man rammed his car into a security checkpoint Wednesday afternoon near the settlement of Beit Horon, seriously wounding the officer. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Body camera and surveillance footage released this year showed two vehicles following the agents, not 10, and did not show Martinez’s vehicle ramming theirs. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ram
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ram
  1. bump
  2. cram
  3. speed
  4. bang
  5. squeeze
  6. drive
  7. collide
  8. stuff
Verb
  • Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cooper went from the active roster to getting bumped down to the practice squad and now off the team entirely in a matter of about 10 days.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bump
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  • The hotel is in a complex crammed with drinking and dining joints, like the Penthouse Bar & Grill on the 36th floor that offers panoramic views of the Thai capital.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • What followed was a filmography crammed with all the great leading men of her time.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cram
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  • Content creator Leah Victoria has turned the recipes she's known for online @leahscucina into a new cookbook full of recipes for busy parents, at-home cooks and anyone looking to speed up their dinner routine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Sometimes that’s true, especially now that AI can speed up prototyping and development.
    — Malte Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of speed
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  • On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kulich stood near the side of the net banging his stick on the ice, and Power found him with the perfect pass.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of bang
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  • But in recent years, the shows have become money losers and the network TV business — faced with a decline in viewers that is squeezing profits — are cutting them loose.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • However, rising costs for housing, food, fuel and insurance coupled with cooling employment rends and the lowest consumer sentiment in a decade is squeezing discretionary spending.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeeze
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  • The reason for that is the unquenching market need for solid factual projects that can both be popular on linear channels and drive older viewers to streaming services.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The urgency of their push comes as major European companies undergo huge job losses — Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 workers — which experts have said could drive political upheaval.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of drive
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  • Referee Furman South briefly went down to the ice early in the third period when Vegas center Nic Dowd collided with him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • One person was killed when their car collided with an Independence Police Department patrol vehicle early Sunday, according to police.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of collide
Verb
  • The Ducks failed, with Tyson Ford and Jalen Woods stuffing Thomas on the one-yard line.
    — Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The kitchen brings that same fruit-forward touch to the truite au crabe, stuffing butterflied trout with crabmeat and baking it in foil alongside fennel root, sweet apples and a bubbly potato gratin.
    — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ram. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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