ram-packed
ram-packed is the simple past and past participle of ram-pack.
Adjective
ram-packed (comparative more ram-packed, superlative most ram-packed)
- Packed by means of high pressure compressing the contents.
- It provides a second stage of filtration, after the oil has passed through the ram-packed virgin cotton filtering material.1941, Fleet Owner (Big Fleet Ed.) - Volumes 27-39, page 13
- This is ram-packed at 175-psi to insure uniform density and to avoid possibility of channeling.1963, Diesel Equipment Superintendent - Volume 41
- Packed or filled tightly; jam-packed.
- The new Dodge Red Ram V-Eight engine is ram-packed with power!1953, Motor - Volume 99, page 22
- Friday evening, and the old country bus was ram-packed with market women and school children as usual.1993, Patricia Powell, Me Dying Trial, page 1
Meaning of ram-pack
Verb
ram-pack (third-person singular simple present ram-packs, present participle ram-packing, simple past and past participle ram-packed)
- To pack tightly by applying pressure.
- Workers who tend machines that fill and ram-pack hogsheads are classified as PACKER OPERATOR, AUTOMATIC (tobacco).1991, Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Volume 2, page 934
- To fill to capacity.
- Editor John T. Amber has ram-packed its 400 giant pages with everything you want to know about guns from the earliest Winchesters (like my Model 1866) to the newest stainless steel revolvers! Handloading, ballistics charts, antique and custom guns, field tests, target shooting and more are covered...1966, American Rifleman - Volume 114, Issue 9, page 11
Forms of ram-packed
| comparative | more ram-packed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ram-packed |
Origin of ram-packed
From Ram + packed, originally (since at least the 1940s) literal, referring to something packed with a ram. (Possibly reinforced by the rhyming synonym jam-packed.)
Questions about ram-packed
- What does ram-packed mean?
- Ram-packed means packed by means of high pressure compressing the contents.
- What is ram-packed the simple past and past participle of?
- Ram-packed is the simple past and past participle of ram-pack.
- What part of speech is ram-packed?
- Ram-packed is an adjective.
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