jostle vs ram

jostle

noun
  • The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove. 

  • The action of a jostling crowd. 

verb
  • To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside. 

  • To move through by pushing and shoving. 

  • To contend or vie in order to acquire something. 

  • To be close to or in physical contact with. 

ram

noun
  • An act of ramming. 

  • A piston powered by hydraulic pressure. 

  • A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill. 

  • A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships. 

  • A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. 

  • A male sheep, typically uncastrated. 

  • A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. 

adj
  • Rancid; offensive in smell or taste. 

verb
  • To thrust during sexual intercourse. 

  • To fill or compact by pounding or driving. 

  • To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. 

  • To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. 

  • To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking. 

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