battering ram

noun

Etymology

The heads of some battering rams were carved in the shape of a ram, an animal renowned for butting with its head.

Definitions

  1. A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes…

    A heavy object used for battering down walls and gates or a siege engine that includes such an object.

  2. A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police…

    A modern device, usually in the form of a metal bar with handles, chiefly used by police and firefighters to force open locked doors.

  3. Something which acts as a powerful tool against something.

    • And in the edition of their party newspaper released last week, [the Tories] pledged to Manitobans that they would continue their battering ram approach this time around.
    • That was expected, I suppose, because during the Trump era, the GOP was a battering ram against truth and reality.

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