ram
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈram 
1
a
: a male sheep
b
capitalized : aries
2
a
: battering ram
b
: a warship with a heavy beak at the prow for piercing an enemy ship
3
: any of various guided pieces for exerting pressure or for driving or forcing something by impact: such as
a
: the plunger of a hydrostatic press or force pump
b
: the weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver
ram
2 of 3verb
rammed; ramming
intransitive verb
1
: to strike with violence : crash
2
: to move with extreme rapidity
transitive verb
1
: to force in by or as if by driving
2
a
: to make compact (as by pounding)
b
: cram, crowd
3
: to force passage or acceptance of
ram home an idea
4
: to strike against violently
rammer noun
RAM
3 of 3noun (2)
ˈram
: a computer memory on which data can be both read and written and on which the location of data does not affect the speed of its retrieval
especially : RAM that acts as the main storage available to the user for programs and data
called also random-access memory
compare rom
Synonyms
Verb
- bang
- bash
- bump
- collide
- crash
- hit
- impact
- impinge
- knock
- slam
- smash
- strike
- swipe
- thud
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Example Sentences
Verb They deliberately rammed my car from behind. The car slid and rammed against the wall. He deliberately rammed his car into mine. She rammed her fist against the wall in anger. She rammed the cork into the barrel. He opened the chute and rammed the clothes down. Noun (2) My computer is slow because it needs more RAM. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022 In many synagogues, there will be a blowing of a ram’s horn, or shofar, today to signal the new year. —Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022 On a recent Thursday, Simerly also blew the shofar, a ram’s horn used during Jewish holidays, particularly Rosh Hashana. —Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022 FBI Safe Streets task force member Jude Washington slammed the ram, a heavy metal ramming device, into William's front door three times to force it open, splintering the wood door off its metal frame. —Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2023 Represented by the ram, Aries traits include being headstrong, driven, passionate, and motivated to do well in leadership roles regardless of whether that’s at work, in their friendship circles, or in their family dynamics. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022 The central observance of the holiday is the blowing of the Shofar, a ram’s horn used for Jewish religious purposes. —Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022 Ten different new hat designs featuring the Shiner ram will also be ready to don. —Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2022 With a hulking 24 GB of video ram, monstrous power intake, and blazingly fast clock speeds, the RTX 3090 will get the job done, no matter what the job is. —Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022 Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023 The witness told officers a man in a Jeep was attempting to ram another vehicle, police said. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022 Thanks to a fleet of sensors, the vacuum won't accidentally tumble down a flight of stairs or ram into obstacles. —Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2023 One student, identified only by his initials, describes being forced to run outside while a staffer tailed him in a four-wheeler with a stick attached to the front, threatening to ram anyone who wasn’t moving fast enough. —Adam Piore, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2023 For those in power who want to ram through their priorities with little scrutiny, this is a system operating at peak efficiency. —Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022 The majority of road-rage offenses in the city involve shootings or someone brandishing a firearm, although people also ram cars into other vehicles, Dallas police Executive Assistant Chief Albert Martinez told The News. —Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022 According to reports, the orcas ram small boats repeatedly, and almost always go for the rudder – snapping, cracking or otherwise breaking it. —Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022 Observers have complained since 2017 when the administration of former mayor Frank Jackson installed a series of concrete barriers in the square over homeland security concerns that cars could ram pedestrians in the park. —Steven Litt, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022 See More
Noun
Another important observance is the blowing of the shofar, or a curved ram’s horn. —Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022 In many synagogues, there will be a blowing of a ram’s horn, or shofar, today to signal the new year. —Greg Garrison | Ggarrison@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2022 On a recent Thursday, Simerly also blew the shofar, a ram’s horn used during Jewish holidays, particularly Rosh Hashana. —Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2022 FBI Safe Streets task force member Jude Washington slammed the ram, a heavy metal ramming device, into William's front door three times to force it open, splintering the wood door off its metal frame. —Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2023 Represented by the ram, Aries traits include being headstrong, driven, passionate, and motivated to do well in leadership roles regardless of whether that’s at work, in their friendship circles, or in their family dynamics. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022 The central observance of the holiday is the blowing of the Shofar, a ram’s horn used for Jewish religious purposes. —Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022 Ten different new hat designs featuring the Shiner ram will also be ready to don. —Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2022 With a hulking 24 GB of video ram, monstrous power intake, and blazingly fast clock speeds, the RTX 3090 will get the job done, no matter what the job is. —Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2022 Verb
CBS Los Angeles reported that officials said someone had tried to ram the gate. —Connor Sheetsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023 The witness told officers a man in a Jeep was attempting to ram another vehicle, police said. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022 Thanks to a fleet of sensors, the vacuum won't accidentally tumble down a flight of stairs or ram into obstacles. —Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2023 One student, identified only by his initials, describes being forced to run outside while a staffer tailed him in a four-wheeler with a stick attached to the front, threatening to ram anyone who wasn’t moving fast enough. —Adam Piore, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2023 For those in power who want to ram through their priorities with little scrutiny, this is a system operating at peak efficiency. —Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022 The majority of road-rage offenses in the city involve shootings or someone brandishing a firearm, although people also ram cars into other vehicles, Dallas police Executive Assistant Chief Albert Martinez told The News. —Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022 According to reports, the orcas ram small boats repeatedly, and almost always go for the rudder – snapping, cracking or otherwise breaking it. —Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022 Observers have complained since 2017 when the administration of former mayor Frank Jackson installed a series of concrete barriers in the square over homeland security concerns that cars could ram pedestrians in the park. —Steven Litt, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram
Verb
Middle English rammen, probably from ram, noun
Noun (2)
random-access memory
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1519, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun (2)
1957, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing ram
Kids Definition
ram
1 of 3 noun ˈram
1
: a male sheep
2
: battering ram
ram
2 of 3 verb rammed; ramming
1
: to strike or strike against with violence : crash
2
: to force in, down, or through by or as if by driving or pressing
rammer noun
RAM
3 of 3 noun ˈram
: a computer memory that acts as the main storage available to the user for programs and data compare ROM
Medical Definition
ram
noun ˈram
: a male sheep
ram
verb
1
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something the truck suddenly swerved and rammed into the side of a building Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- bump
- bang
- smash
- slam
- crash
- collide
- knock
- hit
- impact
- swipe
- bash
- impinge
- thud
- brush
- land
- strike
- push
- bounce
- muscle
- scrape
- ricochet
- graze
- kiss
- contact
- shave
- glance
- rebound
- skim
- skip
- nudge
- clunk
- carom
- sweep
- touch
- jostle
- press
- bulldoze
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- miss
- skirt
2
as in to load
to fit (people or things) into a tight space rammed as many candies into his mouth as he could fit Synonyms & Similar Words
- load
- cram
- stuff
- squeeze
- wedge
- jam
- pack
- sandwich
- shoehorn
- crush
- crowd
- heap
- fill
- jam-pack
3
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly I threw myself out of the way as a car rammed through the crosswalk Synonyms & Similar Words
- speed
- drive
- rush
- race
- hurry
- zip
- fly
- chase
- travel
- trot
- jump
- blow
- run
- scurry
- dart
- bolt
- scoot
- barrel
- scuttle
- dash
- blast
- bowl
- motor
- rocket
- rip
- step
- hare
- pelt
- jet
- buzz
- zoom
- tear
- bundle
- hump
- cannonball
- hie
- jog
- breeze
- shoot
- hurtle
- whirl
- hurl
- blaze
- belt
- course
- gallop
- bomb
- career
- careen
- hustle
- beat it
- shake a leg
- crack (on)
- nip
- hasten
- rustle
- highball
- stampede
- make tracks
- whisk
- bustle
- get a move on
- hotfoot (it)
- beetle
- step on it
- scud
- scamper
- arrow
- accelerate
- flit
- streak
- sprint
- whiz
- outrun
- scuffle
- step out
- catch up
- quicken
- whizz
- overtake
- outpace
- outstrip
- beeline
- fast-forward
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- poke
- drag
- lag
- creep
- crawl
- hang (around or out)
- poke
- linger
- lumber
- dawdle
- amble
- tarry
- shuffle
- stroll
- slow (down or up)
- saunter
- decelerate
- plod
- loiter
- dally
- dillydally