Ramrod

  • 21ramrod straight — see ↑ramrod • • • Main Entry: ↑straight * * * ˌramrod ˈstraight | (as) straight as a ˈramrod idiom (of a person) with a very straight back and looking serious and formal • Her …

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  • 22Ramrod (comics) — Superherobox| caption=Ramrod comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Ramrod real name=Patrick Mahony species=Human Mutant publisher=Marvel Comics debut= X Factor #75 (Feb 1992) creators=Peter David Larry Stroman alliance… …

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  • 23Ramrod (film) — Infobox Film | name = Ramrod caption = Movie poster for Ramrod (1947) director = André de Toth producer = Harry Sherman writer = Luke Short (story) Jack Moffitt C. Graham Baker Cecile Kramer starring = Joel McCrea Veronica Lake music =… …

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  • 24Ramrod (song) — Infobox Song Name = Ramrod Artist = Bruce Springsteen Album = The River B side = Released = October 1980 Format = Recorded = June or July 1979 at The Power Station in New York Genre = Rock Length = 4:05 Label = Columbia Records Writer = Bruce… …

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  • 25Ramrod (Marvel Comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Ramrod real name=Unrevealed species=Human Mutate publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Daredevil #103 (Sep 1973) creators=Steve Gerber and Don Heck alliance color=background:#c0c0ff… …

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  • 26ramrod something through — chiefly N. Amer. force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly. → ramrod …

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  • 27ramrod — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ram[mer], stick, rod, poker, iron. See hardness, straightness …

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  • 28ramrod — ram·rod || ræmrÉ‘d / rÉ’d v. push something through using force; control a person severely, enforce strict discipline on a person n. rod used to pack or clean a firearm; martinet, one who enforces order and discipline …

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  • 29ramrod — n. Rammer, gun stick …

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  • 30ramrod — ram•rod [[t]ˈræmˌrɒd[/t]] n. v. rod•ded, rod•ding 1) a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm 2) a cleaning rod for the barrel of a firearm 3) a rigid, strict disciplinarian 4) a boss 5) cvb to accomplish by force …

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