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Plausible vs Ramrod - What's the difference?

plausible | ramrod |

As an adjective plausible

is seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.

As a noun ramrod is

device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant.

As a verb ramrod is

to force.

plausible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse.
  • *
    • In short, the twin assumptions that syntactic rules are category-based, and that there are a highly restricted finite set of categories in any natural language (perhaps no more than a dozen major categories), together with the assumption that the child either knows'' (innately) or ''learns (by experience) that all rules are structure-dependent ( =category-based), provide a highly plausible model of language acquisition, in which languages become learnable in a relatively short, finite period of time (a few years).
  • Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
    • a plausible''' pretext; '''plausible''' manners; a '''plausible delusion
  • Using specious arguments or discourse. (rfv-sense)
    • a plausible speaker
  • (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
    • (Bishop Hacket)

    Derived terms

    * plausibility

    ramrod

    English

    (wikipedia ramrod)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Device used with early firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant.
  • Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
  • (military) A World War II code name for short range fighter and bomber attacks to destroy ground targets, similar to circus attacks.
  • * RAF Web - Air of Authority
    • ... the squadron (No. 452) moved to Kenley in July 1941 and took part in the usual round of Circus, Rhubarb and Ramrod missions.
  • (slang) The penis.
  • * Gina McQueen, Opposite Sex (page 78)
    • Half a second after that, she had him totally pinned while he thrust at her crotch with his ramrod , going thud thud thud like a blind dog in a maze. Hitting everything but the entrance she craved.

    Verb

    (ramrodd)
  • To force.
    • That new project manager is just the one to ramrod this through to completion.