ram
verb /ræm/
/ræm/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ram | /ræm/ /ræm/ |
| he / she / it rams | /ræmz/ /ræmz/ |
| past simple rammed | /ræmd/ /ræmd/ |
| past participle rammed | /ræmd/ /ræmd/ |
| -ing form ramming | /ˈræmɪŋ/ /ˈræmɪŋ/ |
- ram something (of a vehicle, a ship, etc.) to drive into or hit another vehicle, ship, etc. with force, sometimes deliberately
- Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- deliberately
- into
- ram something down somebody’s throat
- ram something + adv./prep. to push something somewhere with force
- She rammed the key into the lock.
- (figurative) The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress.
Extra Examples- He rammed his foot down hard on the brake.
- I rammed a chair under the door handle.
- Her hat was rammed down over her forehead.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- deliberately
- into
- ram something down somebody’s throat
Word OriginOld English ram(m), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ram.
Idioms
force/thrust/ram something down somebody’s throat
- (informal) to try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
- People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats.
ram something home
- (especially British English) to emphasize an idea, argument, etc. very strongly to make sure people listen to it
- The ads are intended to ram home the dangers of driving too fast in fog.