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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ramræm(n.; v.)rammed, ram•ming.

  1. (n.)a male sheep.

    Category: Mammals

  2. (cap.)

    Category: Astronomy, Astrology

    Ref: Aries .

  3. any of various devices for crushing, driving, or forcing something, as a battering ram.

  4. (formerly) a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship for penetrating the hull of an enemy's ship.

  5. a warship so equipped.

  6. (v.t.)to drive or force by heavy blows.

  7. to dash violently against.

  8. to cram; stuff.

  9. to push firmly; force:

    to ram a bill through the Senate.

  10. to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod.

Origin of ram:

bef. 900; ME: male sheep, machine for ramming, OE ram(m)

RAMræm(n.)

  1. volatile computer memory, used for creating, loading, and running programs and for manipulating and temporarily storing data; main memory.

    Category: Computers

    Ref: Compare ROM. 2

Origin of RAM:

1955–60; r(andom)-a(ccess) m(emory)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory(noun)

    the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

  2. Aries, Ram(noun)

    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

  3. Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram(noun)

    the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

  4. ram(noun)

    a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

  5. ram, tup(verb)

    uncastrated adult male sheep

    "a British term is `tup'"

  6. ram, ram down, pound(verb)

    strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

  7. force, drive, ram(verb)

    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

    "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

  8. crash, ram(verb)

    undergo damage or destruction on impact

    "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"

  9. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad(verb)

    crowd or pack to capacity

    "the theater was jampacked"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. ram(verb)æm

    to hit with force

    The truck rammed the police car.

  2. ramæm

    to push into a place with force

    He rammed all his clothes into the one suitcase.

Wiktionary

  1. ram(Noun)

    A male sheep.

  2. ram(Noun)

    A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.

  3. ram(Noun)

    A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

  4. ram(Noun)

    A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.

  5. ram(Verb)

    To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.

  6. ram(Verb)

    To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

    After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.

  7. Ram(Noun)

    someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

  8. Ram(ProperNoun)

    Another name for the constellation Aries.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ram(noun)

    the male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup

  2. Ram(noun)

    aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March

  3. Ram(noun)

    the constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name

  4. Ram(noun)

    an engine of war used for butting or battering

  5. Ram(noun)

    in ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram

  6. Ram(noun)

    a heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak

  7. Ram(noun)

    a hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic

  8. Ram(noun)

    the weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like

  9. Ram(noun)

    the plunger of a hydraulic press

  10. Ram(verb)

    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

  11. Ram(verb)

    to fill or compact by pounding or driving

Translations for RAM

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ram(noun)

a male sheep.

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