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- 1 Rancid; offensive in smell or taste. Northern-England
- 1 Initialism of Royal Academy of Music. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.
"Aries, or the Ram governeth the head."
- 3 The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron.
- 4 Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”). alt-of, alternative
- 5 Initialism of Rise Above Movement. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc. UK
- 7 A male given name.
- 8 A surname
- 9 One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.
- 1 Acronym of random-access memory. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?"
- 2 A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
- 3 A US Korean War anti-tank weapon.
- 4 uncastrated adult male sheep wordnet
- 5 Acronym of random-access machine. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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- 6 A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
- 7 a tool for driving or forcing something by impact wordnet
- 8 Acronym of relative atomic mass; sometimes styled r.a.m.. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, physical
- 9 A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. historical
"About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad very low in the water, almost, to my brother's perception, like a water-logged ship. This was the ram Thunder Child."
- 10 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 wordnet
- 11 Acronym of responsibility assignment matrix. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 12 A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships. historical
- 13 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries wordnet
- 14 Acronym of reliability availability maintainability. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 15 A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
- 16 Acronym of radar-absorbent material, a material which absorbs radar. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 17 An act of ramming.
- 18 A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill.
"He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure.""
- 1 To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function. ambitransitive
"The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police."
- 2 force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically wordnet
- 3 To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. transitive
"To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground."
- 4 crowd or pack to capacity wordnet
- 5 To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking. transitive
"After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod."
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- 6 undergo damage or destruction on impact wordnet
- 7 To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something. also, figuratively, transitive
"I quickly rammed another charge down the barrel and took aim."
- 8 strike or drive against with a heavy impact wordnet
- 9 To fill or compact by pounding or driving. transitive
"They rammed the earth walls to make them more compact"
- 10 To thrust during sexual intercourse. slang
"1999, Mr.Web, Size Matters review by mr. web review Group: rec.arts.movies.erotica like feel a soft butt against their pelvis or ram a girl really hard with piston-like speed while she begs and screams for more"
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”).
From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen.
Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr (“strong, rank, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”), perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram (“a rank odour”). Compare also Middle English rammish (“rank, offensive in smell”).
From ram, the animal the constellation is figured as. Football sense, the animal of the mascot for the sports team.
From Hebrew רָם (ram).
From ram (“strike forcefully”).
See also for "ram"
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