Antonyms for ram


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ram
Phonetic Transcription : ræm


Definition of ram

Origin :
  • Old English ramm "male sheep," also "battering ram" and the zodiac sign; earlier rom "male sheep," a West Germanic word (cf. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German ram), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Klein] connected with Old Norse rammr "strong," Old Church Slavonic ramenu "impetuous, violent."
  • verb bang into; pack forcibly
Example sentences :
  • And they'll ram Truth down your throat till you're sick of it.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • One man got his family into a boat to go to Ram Island for safety.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • He raised the fence-rail again and made as if to ram the door.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • He tried to ram the German ship with the stern of his ship, but failed in the attempt.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • Then I went down and got that constable and he come and executed on that ram.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • "He's been ram'lin' and ram'lin' all the way home," continued Reuben.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • He had dropped his ram's horn somewhere, and she took him by the hand.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • The oaths were ratified by the sacrifice of a bull, a wolf , a boar, and a ram over a shield.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • In Ezra, the Tenth, the ram is offered for a trespass because of an unlawful marriage.
  • Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Then he took him to a sheep-pen, and there were rows and rows of rams, and one ram was just like another.
  • Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous

Synonyms for ram

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