ramrod
ram|rod /r'æmrɒd/ (ramrods)
1 [N-COUNT]
A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun.
2 [PHRASE]
If someone sits or stands like a ramrod or straight as a ramrod, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal.
...a woman with iron grey hair, high cheekbones and a figure like a ramrod.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
If someone has a ramrod back or way of standing, they have a very straight back and hold themselves in a rather stiff and formal way.
I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.
[ADV] ADV adj
Ramrod is also an adverb.
At 75, she's still ramrod straight.
1 [N-COUNT]
A ramrod is a long, thin rod which can be used for pushing something into a narrow tube. Ramrods were used, for example, for forcing an explosive substance down the barrel of an old-fashioned gun, or for cleaning the barrel of a gun.
2 [PHRASE]
If someone sits or stands like a ramrod or straight as a ramrod, they have a very straight back and appear rather stiff and formal.
...a woman with iron grey hair, high cheekbones and a figure like a ramrod.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
If someone has a ramrod back or way of standing, they have a very straight back and hold themselves in a rather stiff and formal way.
I don't have the ramrod posture I had when I was in the Navy.
[ADV] ADV adj
Ramrod is also an adverb.
At 75, she's still ramrod straight.