ram
Plural: rams
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
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
- 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
- a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
- uncastrated adult male sheep
- A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
- A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
- A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships.
- A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
- An act of ramming.
- A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill.
Verb
Verb Forms: rammed, ramming, rams
- To strike or force with great impact or pressure.
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
- "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- "She rammed her mind into focus"
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
- crowd or pack to capacity
- To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
- To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
- To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.
- To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.
- To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
- To thrust during sexual intercourse.
Adj
- Rancid; offensive in smell or taste.
Examples
- After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.
- He decided to RAM his highest-scoring word into the tightly packed Scrabble board.
- The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.
- They rammed the earth walls to make them more compact
- To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”).
Synonyms
Aries, Aries the Ram, chock up, cram, crash, drive, force, jam, jampack, pound, ram down, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory, tup, wad
Scrabble Score: 5
ram: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordram: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ram: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary