ram

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. butt, batter, bump; pound, drive, tamp; cram, stuff. See impulse.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [An object used to deliver a thrust]

Syn. plunger, pump, beam, prow, hammerhead, arm piece, weight, pole, shaft, lever, spike, battering ram, pile driver, tamping iron, punch, sledge hammer, rammer, tamper, monkey, bat, maul, hydraulic ram, spar, piston, drop weight, bow; see also bar 1 , hammer .

2. [A male sheep]

Syn. tup, wild ram, buck, bucksheep; see sheep .

Breeds of rams include: Leicester, Rambouillet, Merino, Lincoln, Jacob, Scottish blackface, Wensleydale, Oxforddown, Hampshire, Cotswold, Southdown, Suffolk, Shropshire, Cheviot. v.

1. [To strike with force]

Syn. bump, slam, collide, hook; see butt 1 , crash 4 , hit 1 , 2 .

2. [To thrust or pack forcibly]

Syn. drive, cram, jam, stuff; see drive 4 , pack 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

drive, hammer, slam, bang, smash, butt, crash into, hit head-on, beat, tramp.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to penetrate with force: dig, drive, plunge, run, sink, stab, stick, thrust. See PUT IN. 2. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, propel, push, shove, thrust. See MOVE. 3. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: press, push, shove. See PUSH.