rammings

Deliberate vehicular strikes

Rammings are instances of forcefully crashing into something, usually deliberately.

Ships ramming other vessels, cars ramming barriers, protesters ramming gates—each collision is a ramming.

The word implies violent, purposeful impact rather than accidental contact: The rammings of police vehicles made national news.

vehicular

crash

Sudden violent impact

  • collisionForceful contact between objects
  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • bumperVehicle's protective edge

fender · tailgate · battering · car · truck · gate · barrier · demolition derby · road rage · pursuit

animal

butting

Striking with the head

  • chargingRestoring electrical power
  • hornsBony animal projections
  • goatHorned, bearded livestock

sheep · bull · headbutting · dominance · territorial · mating · aggression · clash · impact · herd

naval

collision

Forceful contact between objects

  • impactForceful contact or consequence
  • broadsideFierce written assault
  • hullOuter covering or frame

prow · warship · battleship · torpedo · fleet · maneuver · deliberate · attack · sinking · vessel

construction

compaction

Reducing volume through pressure

  • tampingCompacting by repeated pressure
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • foundationUnderlying support structure

pile driving · pneumatic · hammer · earth · gravel · paving · roadwork · hydraulic · compression · density

Opposites
force/impact intensity

rammingssoft touches

Gentle physical contact

caresses · grazes · brushings · pats · strokes

contact type

rammingsavoidances

Acts of steering clear

evasions · dodges · misses · swerves · near misses

movement/approach

rammingsretreats

Backs off or sanctuaries

withdrawals · decelerations · stops · reversals

Phrases
Family

ramming

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG