overram

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verb

To seat (a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge) too far into the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking excessively.

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Meanings

verboverram (third-person singular simple present overrams, present participle overramming, simple past and past participle overrammed)

present singular third person overrams · participle present overramming · participle past overrammed · past overrammed

  1. transitiveTo seat (a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge) too far into the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking excessively.
nounoverram (plural overrams)

plural overrams

  1. The incorrect seating of the charge of a firearm in this manner.

Origin

From over- + ram.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

overarm
Cite this entry
APA

overram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overram

MLA

“overram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overram.

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