ramrod

n.

1. A rod used to force the charge into a muzzleloading firearm.
2. A rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm.
3. A harshly demanding overseer; a disciplinarian.

tr.v., -rod·ded, -rod·ding, -rods.

1. To exert strict control over; supervise closely.
2. To force passage or acceptance of: a group that ramrodded the bill through Congress.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm

Meaning #2: a harshly demanding overseer

Meaning #3: a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ladestok, stiv som en pind
v. tr. - gøre stiv som en pind

Nederlands (Dutch)
laadstok, iets kaarsrechts, staaf voor schoonmaken van vuurwapen, streng, stijf (formeel), leidinggeven

Français (French)
n. - baguette, refouloir
v. tr. - faire marcher à la baguette, frapper/blesser avec une baguette, faire agir par la force

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ladestock
v. - mit dem Ladestock laden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μηχαν.) εμβολέας, ράβδος εμβόλου, εξολκέας, (στρατ.) οβελός, βέργα γόμωσης εμπροσθογεμούς πυροβόλου όπλου, (μτφ.) ευθυτενής
v. - αποτελώ το στήριγμα ή την κινητήρια δύναμη

Italiano (Italian)
rigido, impalare, bacchetta, scovolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vareta de espingarda (f)
v. - forçar a

Русский (Russian)
шомпол, прямой и не гибкий

Español (Spanish)
n. - muy rígido, de suma severidad o dureza, baqueta de fusil, cargador
v. tr. - baquetear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stelbent person
v. - tvinga fram lydnad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推弹杆, 严格执行纪律者, 死板的人, 卖力地推行, 对...施行纪律, 迫使接受

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 推彈杆, 嚴格執行紀律者, 死板的人
v. tr. - 賣力地推行, 對...施行紀律, 迫使接受

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탄약꽂일대, 탄약 재는 쇠꼬치
v. tr. - 앞으로 세게 밀다, 강력히 추진하다, ~에게 엄격한 규율을 강요하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 込矢, さく杖
adj. - まっすぐな, 堅苦しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدك البندقيه, قضيب التنظيف للبندقيه (فعل) يشرف عن قرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דבר מאד ישר או נוקשה, חוטר-ניקוי, מתחב - מטה לתחיבת התחמושת לרובה הנטען מהלוע‬
v. tr. - ‮הטיל משמעת, היכה או פצע במוט, אילץ לפעול ע"י הפחדה או שימוש בכוח‬

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