Ram - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ræm|  American pronunciation of the word ram
Brit.  |ræm|  British pronunciation of the word ram

noun

- 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
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries (syn: aries)
- the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 (syn: aries)
- a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
- uncastrated adult male sheep (syn: tup)

verb

- strike or drive against with a heavy impact (syn: pound)
ram the gate with a sledgehammer
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (syn: drive, force)
She rammed her mind into focus
- undergo damage or destruction on impact (syn: crash)
- crowd or pack to capacity (syn: chock up, cram, jam, wad)

Extra examples

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.

My computer is slow because it needs more RAM.

I was rammed into from behind.

The only way that I could stop the car was to ram the wheels into the edge of the road.

In the latest raid, thieves used his van to ram a police car.

He lost control of his truck and rammed into a van, killing two people.

First, you'll have to ram the posts into the ground.

I rammed my foot down on the brake.

She rammed her mind into focus

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: ram
he/she/it: rams
present participle: ramming
past tense: rammed
past participle: rammed
noun
singular: ram
plural: rams
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