verb
rammen
ram
Meaning
rammen means to ram, to drive forcefully into something, or to crash into something with impact. It describes a strong, often sudden movement that causes a collision or forces an object into another.
Common uses:
- to ram a pole into the ground: einen Pfahl in den Boden rammen
- to ram into a car / ship: ein Auto / ein Schiff rammen
- to shove something in roughly (colloquial extension): etwas irgendwo reinrammen
Parts / Word formation
- Verb stem: ramm-
- Infinitive: rammen
- Related noun: der Rammbock (battering ram; also figuratively a “human battering ram”)
German synonyms (depending on context)
- stoßen (to bump/strike)
- prallen gegen (to collide with)
- hineinstoßen / reinstoßen (to thrust in)
- einschlagen (to strike into; also “to smash in”)
- einrammen (to ram in; very close in meaning)
German antonyms (if applicable)
- herausziehen (to pull out)
- lösen (to loosen)
- entfernen (to remove)
- ausweichen (to avoid / swerve away; opposite in collision context)
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Examples
Die Welle hat das Schiff gerammt.verb
The wave rammed into the ship.
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