Ram Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Teach by drills and repetition.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The coach would ram down the fundamentals of the sport into the players through repetitive drills every day.
- The teacher tried to ram down the complicated math problem into the student's head, but it just wouldn't sink in.
- The instructor would constantly ram down the emergency procedures into the trainees' minds through repeated simulations.
- She would ram down the grammar rules into her language students by having them practice the same exercises over and over.
- He would ram down the key dates and events into the students' memories by making them recite them repeatedly in class.
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Meaning 2
Strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The protesters tried to ram down the barriers but the police were able to hold them back.
- She had to ram down the crumbling wall to access the other side of the garden.
- The fire department had to ram down the front door to rescue the elderly woman from her burning house.
- A large truck crashed into the hardware store and began to ram down the entire front of the building.
- The police had to use a battering ram to ram down the door to the suspect's hideout.