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[ram] 
noun, verb, rammed, ram⋅ming.–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
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.
10. jam, thrust, beat, hammer.
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
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. |
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.
[Middle English, zodiacal sign Aries, from Latin ariēs, ram, zodiacal sign Aries.] |
| ram (rām) n.
[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).] |
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Ram
Ram\, n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.]1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup. 2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March. (b) The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name. 3. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: (a) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. (b) A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak. 4. A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. 5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like. 6. The plunger of a hydraulic press. Ram's horn. (a) (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.] --Farrow. (b) (Paleon.) An ammonite.Ram
Ram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming.]1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc. [They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. --Shak. 2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving. A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. --Arbuthnot.
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Language Translation for : Ram
Spanish:
RAM,
German:
RAM, Speicher,
Japanese:
ラム（等速呼出記憶装置）
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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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.
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Main Entry: ram
Pronunciation: 'ram
Function: noun
: a male sheep
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| RAM (rām) Pronunciation Key
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. |
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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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