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rammed

ram
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ram]
    • /ræm/
    • /ræm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ram]
    • /ræm/

Definitions of rammed word

  • noun rammed a male sheep. 1
  • noun rammed (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Aries. 1
  • noun rammed any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, especially a battering ram. 1
  • noun rammed (formerly) a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship for penetrating the hull of an enemy's ship. 1
  • noun rammed (formerly) a warship so equipped, especially one used primarily for ramming enemy vessels. 1
  • noun rammed the heavy weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver or the like. 1

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Origin of rammed

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English: male sheep, machine for ramming, Old English ram(m); cognate with Dutch, Low German ram, German Ramme; (v.) Middle English rammen, derivative of the noun; compare Old High German rammen

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Parts of speech for Rammed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rammed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rammed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rammed

verb rammed

  • chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
  • collided — to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash.
  • dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.

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