Antonyms for rammed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ram
Phonetic Transcription : ræm


Definition of rammed

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 :
  • He swallowed down the tea with a gulp, and rammed the bread into his pocket.
  • Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth
  • Four of them seem to have rammed it and exploded without destroying it.
  • Extract from : « Invasion » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • How many sticks of giant-powder have you rammed into this heading?
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
  • His hands were rammed deep into the pockets of his short leather jacket.
  • Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad
  • And I rammed all that into my story, the story I was telling to that young girl.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Through the port we could see the Cumberland that we had rammed.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Flagg halted, swung around, and rammed his cant dog into the ground.
  • Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
  • The bag was then rammed down upon the powder, and the howitzer pointed.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
  • He took one that fitted, and rammed that home also—for luck.
  • Extract from : « The Calico Cat » by Charles Miner Thompson
  • The concrete was wheeled to place without delay and rammed in 12-in.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Synonyms for rammed

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