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ram

1

[ ram ]

noun

  1. a male sheep.
  2. Aries, Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Aries.
  3. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, especially 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. (formerly) a warship so equipped, especially one used primarily for ramming enemy vessels.
  6. the heavy weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver or the like.
  7. a piston, as on a hydraulic press.
  8. a reciprocating part of certain machine tools, as the toolholder of a slotter or shaper.


verb (used with object)

, rammed, ram·ming.
  1. to drive or force by heavy blows.

    Synonyms: hammer, beat, thrust, jam

  2. to strike with great force; dash violently against:

    The car went out of control and rammed the truck.

  3. to cram; stuff:

    They rammed the gag into his mouth.

  4. to push firmly:

    to ram a bill through the Senate.

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

ram

2

[ ram ]

noun

, Australian, Now Rare.
  1. a confidence man's associate who acts as a decoy; confederate; shill.

RAM

3

[ ram ]

noun

  1. 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.

RAM

4

abbreviation for

R.A.M.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Royal Academy of Music.

ram

1

/ ræm /

noun

  1. an uncastrated adult sheep
  2. a piston or moving plate, esp one driven hydraulically or pneumatically
  3. the falling weight of a pile driver or similar device
  4. short for battering ram
  5. Also calledrostrumbeak a pointed projection in the stem of an ancient warship for puncturing the hull of enemy ships
  6. a warship equipped with a ram
  7. slang.
    a sexually active man
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verb

  1. trusually foll byinto to force or drive, as by heavy blows

    to ram a post into the ground

  2. (of a moving object) to crash with force (against another object) or (of two moving objects) to collide in this way

    the ships rammed the enemy

  3. tr; often foll by in or down to stuff or cram (something into a hole, etc)
  4. tr; foll by onto, against etc to thrust violently

    he rammed the books onto the desk

  5. tr to present (an idea, argument, etc) forcefully or aggressively (esp in the phrase ram ( something ) down someone's throat )
  6. tr to drive (a charge) into a firearm
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r.a.m.

2

abbreviation for

  1. relative atomic mass
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RAM

3

/ ræm /

acronym for

  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
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RAM

4

abbreviation for

  1. Royal Academy of Music
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Ram

5

/ ræm /

noun

  1. the Ram
    the constellation Aries, the first sign of the zodiac
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RAM

/ răm /

  1. 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.
  2. See also dynamic RAM


RAM

  1. Acronym for r andom a ccess m emory, 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 .)


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Notes

hard drives on a computer are an example of RAM.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈrammer, noun
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Other Words From

  • ramlike adjective
  • un·rammed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ram1

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun ram, ram(m)e “male sheep, machine for ramming,” Old English ramm, romm; cognate with Dutch, Low German ram, German Ramme; the verb is derivative of the noun

Origin of ram2

First recorded in 1940–45; origin obscure; possibly from British criminal argot ramp “swindle”

Origin of ram3

r(andom)-a(ccess) m(emory)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ram1

Old English ramm ; related to Old High German ram ram, Old Norse ramr fierce, rimma to fight
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Example Sentences

In 2012, A. Dilligaf, a Swiss resident who asked that I not use his real name, says he bid on a 2004 Dodge Ram.

Where and when and why did Russ meet Ram Dass, for goodness sakes?

The Los Angeles Times called him “the most valuable Ram of all time.”

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.

Cleopatra's coffin, head of the Theban ram, and other Egyptian curiosities, arrived in England.

It is the chief cereal, and the inhabitants say it originated in Ha-ram, China, nearly five thousand years ago.

And he shall offer the sacrifice of an ephi for every calf, and an ephi for every ram: and a hin of oil for every ephi.

And the sacrifice of all ephi for a ram: but for the lambs what sacrifice his hand shall allow: and a hin of oil for every ephi.

When at close range, it pierced the "Cumberland" with its iron ram causing it to sink.

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