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ramrod

UK/ˈɹæmɹɒd/US/ˈɹæmɹɑd/

ramrod noun: device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.

Noun

ramrod (plural ramrods)

  1. Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
    Synonyms:
    gunstick
  2. Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
  3. (slang) An erect penis.
    • Half a second after that, she had him totally pinned while he thrust at her crotch with his ramrod, going thud thud thud like a blind dog in a maze. Hitting everything but the entrance she craved.2009, Gina McQueen, Opposite Sex, page 78

Verb

ramrod (third-person singular simple present ramrods, present participle ramrodding, simple past and past participle ramrodded)

  1. (transitive) To force; to coerce.
    • That new project manager is just the one to ramrod this through to completion.
  2. (broadly, usually passive voice) To force to remain upright.
    • He bristled and sat there, motionless, as if ramrodded.

ramrod meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

ramrod in Arabic

device used with early firearms
مِدَكّ midakk

ramrod in Malay

device used with early firearms
pelantak, ramrud

ramrod in Indonesian

device used with early firearms
pelantak

Synonyms of ramrod

Forms of ramrod

Noun
pluralramrods
Verb
third-person singular presentramrods
present participleramrodding
past participleramrodded
pastramrodded

Origin of ramrod

From ram + rod.

Words formed from ramrod

Questions about ramrod

What does ramrod mean?
Ramrod means device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
What is ramrod in Arabic?
Ramrod in Arabic is مِدَكّ (midakk). See Ramrod meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is ramrod?
Ramrod can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce ramrod?
Ramrod is pronounced /ˈɹæmɹɒd/ (UK).
What is the plural of ramrod?
The plural of ramrod is ramrods.

Words near ramrod in the dictionary

  1. ramraiders
  2. ramraiding
  3. ramraidings
  4. ramraids
  5. Ramrajya
  6. ramrod
  7. ramrod straight
  8. ramrod-straight
  9. ramrodded
  10. ramrodding
  11. ramroddy

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