ram (ræm
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
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
verb
Word forms: rams, ramming, rammed
- (tr) into to force or drive, as by heavy blows ⇒
to 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 way ⇒
the 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 violently ⇒
he 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
Alternative Forms
ˈrammer nounWord Origin
Old English ramm ; related to Old High German ram ram, Old Norse ramr fierce, rimma to fight1RAM1 (ræm)
Definitions
noun acronym for
computing- 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
Translations
- British English:
ram
A ram is an adult male sheep.ræm NOUN
- Spanish:
carnero
nm
- French:
bélier
nm
- German:
Widder
nm Widder
- Chinese: 公羊 n
- Arabic: كَبْش n
- Portuguese: carneiro nm
- Russian: баран nm
- Croatian: ovan nm
- Czech: beran nm
- Danish: vædder nutr
- Dutch: ram nm
- Finnish: pässi n
- Greek: κριάρι nnt
- Italian: montone nm
- Japanese: 去勢していない雄羊 n
- Korean: 숫양 n
- Norwegian: vær nm
- Polish: tryk nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: carneiro nm
- European Spanish:
carnero
nm
- Swedish: bagge nutr
- Thai: หน่วยความจำของคอมพิวเตอร์ n
- Turkish: koç n
- Vietnamese: cừu đực n
- British English:
ram
If one vehicle rams another, it crashes into it with a lot of force.The lorry rammed a car.ræm VERB The lorry rammed a car.
- Spanish:
hincar
v
- French:
percuter
vt
- German:
rammen
v
- Chinese: 猛击 v
- Arabic: يَصْطَدِمُ v
- Portuguese: cravar v
- Russian: вбивать v
- Croatian: zabijati v
- Czech: narazit do v narážet do
- Danish: vædre v
- Dutch: aanstampen v
- Finnish: puskea v
- Greek: εμβολίζω v
- Italian: cozzare contro v
- Japanese: 打ち固める v
- Korean: 부딪치다 v
- Norwegian: hamre v
- Polish: ubić v ubijać
- Brazilian Portuguese: bater vi
- European Spanish:
hincar
v
- Swedish: slå v
- Thai: ชนอย่างแรง v
- Turkish: vurmak v
- Vietnamese: đâm vào v
Usage examples
You could even agree to disagree and she didn't try to ram her opinions down your throat.
, Yellow Bird (1993)Today we will try and repair the starboard ram and replace the oil lost.
Yachting Boating World (2005)A Villawood spokesman said 20 detainees had tried to break out by commandeering a car and trying to ram the perimeter gates.
New Zealand Herald (2003)MARK MORRISON reckons he is now in the Mood to ram his critics ' words back down their throats.
Sun, News of the World (2000)I glared in his wake, resisting the temptation to chase and ram.
, IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)