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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ram \Ram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rammed} (r[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ramming}.]
1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or
through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to
drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to
ram piles, cartridges, etc.
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[They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks,
socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. --Shak.
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2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
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A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials,
and rammed to make the foundation solid.
--Arbuthnot.
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