ramrod

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈræmˌrɒd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈræmˌrɑd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ram′rod′)

Inflections of 'ramrod' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ramrods
v 3rd person singular
ramrodding
v pres p
ramrodded
v past
ramrodded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ramrod n (stick for cleaning or loading gun)baqueta nf
  escobillón nm
 The soldier used a wooden ramrod to clean the barrel of his rifle.
ramrod [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (force through)forzar⇒ vtr
  (figurado)meter a presión loc verb
 When the city council members showed hesitation, the mayor decided to use her power and ramrod the project to completion.
 Cuando los miembros del municipio empezaron a dudar, la alcaldesa decidió usar su poder y forzó la terminación del proyecto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
ramrod straight,
ramrod-straight adj		 (person, posture: upright)completamente recto, totalmente recto loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
straight as a ramrod expr (person, posture: upright)recto como un palo expr
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'ramrod' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
baqueta


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