RAM (2)

ram (2). Ram, v.t. to drive with violence, to fill close

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Ram, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rammed (rămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming.] 1. 1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. Shak. 2. 2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. Arbuthnot.