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ram

1  [ram] noun, verb, rammed, ram⋅ming.
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–noun
1. a male sheep.
2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Aries.
3. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, esp. 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, esp. 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.
9. hydraulic ram.
–verb (used with object)
10. to drive or force by heavy blows.
11. to strike with great force; dash violently against: The car went out of control and rammed the truck.
12. to cram; stuff: They rammed the gag in his mouth.
13. to push firmly: to ram a bill through the Senate.
14. to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME: male sheep, machine for ramming, OE ram(m); c. D, LG ram, G Ramme; (v.) ME rammen, deriv. of the n.; cf. OHG rammen

Related forms:
ramlike, adjective

Synonyms:
10. jam, thrust, beat, hammer.
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ram

2  [ram]
Australian.
a confidence man's associate who acts as a decoy; confederate; shill.
Origin:
1940–45; orig. obscure; Brit. criminal argot ramp swindle (earlier, as v.: snatch, tear) is a phonetically implausible source

RAM

  [ram]
–noun
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.
Compare ROM.

Origin:
r(andom)-a(ccess) m(emory)

RAM

 
reverse annuity mortgage.

R.A.M.

 
Royal Academy of Music.
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Ar·ies   (âr'ēz, âr'ē-ēz')   
n.   In all senses also called Ram.

  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces.

    1. The first sign of the zodiac in astrology.

    2. pl. Aries One who is born under this sign.


[Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries, from Latin ariēs, ram, zodiacal sign Aries.]
ram   (rām)   
n.  

  1. A male sheep.

  2. Any of several devices used to drive, batter, or crush by forceful impact, especially:

    1. A battering ram.

    2. The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer.

    3. The plunger or piston of a force pump or hydraulic press.

    4. A projection on the prow of a warship, used to batter or cut into enemy vessels.

    5. A ship having such a projection.

  3. A hydraulic ram.

    1. A projection on the prow of a warship, used to batter or cut into enemy vessels.

    2. A ship having such a projection.

  5. Ram See Aries.

tr.v.   rammed, ram·ming, rams

  1. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt: rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it broke open.

  2. To force or press into place.

  3. To cram; stuff: rammed the clothes into the suitcase.

  4. To force passage or acceptance of: rammed the project through the city council despite local opposition.


[Middle English, from Old English ramm.]
ram'mer n.
RAM   (rām)   
n.   Computer Science
A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order.

[r(andom-)a(ccess) m(emory).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

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.)

Note: hard drives on a computer are an example of RAM.
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Word Origin & History

ram 
O.E. ramm "male sheep," also "battering ram," earlier rom "male sheep," a W.Gmc. word (cf. M.L.G., M.Du., Du., O.H.G. ram), of unknown origin. Perhaps connected with O.N. rammr "strong," O.C.S. ramenu "impetuous, violent." The verb meaning "to beat with a heavy implement" is first recorded c.1330. Rammy is attested from 1607.

RAM 
abbreviation for "random access memory" (computerese) first recorded 1957 (see random).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ram
Pronunciation: 'ram
Function: noun
: a male sheep
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

RAM
Random Access Memory

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Ram

exalted. (1.) The son of Hezron, and one of the ancestors of the royal line (Ruth 4:19). The margin of 1 Chr. 2:9, also Matt. 1:3, 4 and Luke 3:33, have "Aram." (2.) One of the sons of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25, 27). (3.) A person mentioned in Job 32:2 as founder of a clan to which Elihu belonged. The same as Aram of Gen. 22:21.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RAM

  1. radar absorbing material

  2. random-access memory

  3. rarely adequate memory

  4. Royal Academy of Music

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