Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ramrod
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Ramrod
ramrod
I. noun Date: 1757 1. a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm 2. a cleaning rod for small arms 3. boss, overseer II. adjective Date: 1850 marked by rigidity, severity, or stiffness III. transitive verb Date: circa 1940 to direct, supervise, and control IV. adverb Date: 1954 in a fully upright position ; rigidly sat ~ straight
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1.
n. 1 a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm. 2 a thing that is very straight or rigid. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. шомпол 2. ам. воен. удар бомбардировщиков, сопровождаемых истребителями 3. неодобр. солдафон; службист; человек с крутым характером ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(ramrods) 1. A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun. N-COUNT 2. If someone sits or stands like a ramrod or straight as a ramrod, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal. ...a woman with iron grey hair, high cheekbones and a figure like a ramrod. PHRASE 3. If someone has a ramrod back or way of standing, they have a very straight back and hold themselves in a rather stiff and formal way. I don’t have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy. ADJ: ADJ n • Ramrod is also an adverb. At 75, she’s still ramrod straight. ADV: ADV adj ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 stiff/straight as a ramrod sitting or standing with your back straight and your body stiff 2 a stick for pushing gunpowder into an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning a small gun ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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