ram
1- a male sheep.
- (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Aries.
- any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, especially a battering ram.
- (formerly) a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship for penetrating the hull of an enemy's ship.
- (formerly) a warship so equipped, especially one used primarily for ramming enemy vessels.
- the heavy weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver or the like.
- a piston, as on a hydraulic press.
- a reciprocating part of certain machine tools, as the toolholder of a slotter or shaper.
- hydraulic ram.
- to drive or force by heavy blows.
- to strike with great force; dash violently against: The car went out of control and rammed the truck.
- to cram; stuff: They rammed the gag in his mouth.
- to push firmly: to ram a bill through the Senate.
- to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod.
Origin of ram
1Synonyms for ram
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2- a confidence man's associate who acts as a decoy; confederate; shill.
Origin of ram
2RAM
- random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off.
Origin of RAM
RAM
R.A.M.
- Royal Academy of Music.
Related Words for ram
smash, crash, slam, stab, sink, thrust, cram, wedge, pound, force, crowd, dash, hook, hit, hammer, impact, poke, strike, plunge, runExamples from the Web for ram
Contemporary Examples of ram
Where and when and why did Russ meet Ram Dass, for goodness sakes?
And then the ram is caught by its horns in the bush and is sacrificed instead.
They wanted to ram that fact down the throat of would-be rivals, like the Russians, and even longtime friends, like the French.
Sales of the Ram Truck line were up 29 percent year over year, whiles sales of the Dodge Durango SUV were up 117 percent.
Encouraged by this success, Audi, Grand Cherokee and Ram all have plans to launch diesel vehicles going forward.
Historical Examples of ram
And they'll ram Truth down your throat till you're sick of it.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
One man got his family into a boat to go to Ram Island for safety.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
He raised the fence-rail again and made as if to ram the door.
The Inn at the Red OakLatta Griswold
He tried to ram the German ship with the stern of his ship, but failed in the attempt.
Then I went down and got that constable and he come and executed on that ram.
Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The SearchlightMathew Joseph Holt
ram
- an uncastrated adult sheep
- a piston or moving plate, esp one driven hydraulically or pneumatically
- the falling weight of a pile driver or similar device
- short for battering ram
- Also called: rostrum, beak a pointed projection in the stem of an ancient warship for puncturing the hull of enemy ships
- a warship equipped with a ram
- slang a sexually active man
- (tr usually foll by into) to force or drive, as by heavy blowsto ram a post into the ground
- (of a moving object) to crash with force (against another object) or (of two moving objects) to collide in this waythe ships rammed the enemy
- (tr ; often foll by in or down) to stuff or cram (something into a hole, etc)
- (tr ; foll by onto, against etc) to thrust violentlyhe rammed the books onto the desk
- (tr) to present (an idea, argument, etc) forcefully or aggressively (esp in the phrase ram (something) down someone's throat)
- (tr) to drive (a charge) into a firearm
Word Origin for ram
Ram
- the Ram the constellation Aries, the first sign of the zodiac
RAM
1- random access memory: semiconductor memory in which all storage locations can be rapidly accessed in the same amount of time. It forms the main memory of a computer, used by applications to perform tasks while the device is operating
RAM
2- Royal Academy of Music
r.a.m.
- relative atomic mass
Word Origin and History for ram
Old English ramm "male sheep," also "battering ram" and the zodiac sign; earlier rom "male sheep," a West Germanic word (cf. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German ram), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Klein] connected with Old Norse rammr "strong," Old Church Slavonic ramenu "impetuous, violent."
RAM
1957, acronym for random access memory (computerese).
"to beat with a heavy implement," c.1300, from ram (n.). Related: Rammed; ramming.
RAM
- Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed. See also dynamic RAM static RAM.
RAM
Acronym for random access memory, which is a type of memory in which a reader can go to a specific item without having to start at the beginning. Random access memories can often be altered once an item is found. (See computer memory and magnetic memory storage; compare ROM.)