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Meaning of 'ram' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ram [ n.]
- The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
- Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
- The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.
- An engine of war used for butting or battering.
- In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.
- 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.
- A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
- The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.
- The plunger of a hydraulic press.
2 . Ram [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

Meaning of 'ram' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ram [ n]
Meaning (1):
- uncastrated adult male sheep
Example in sentence:
  • a British term is `tup'
2 . ram [ v]
Meaning (2):
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
Example in sentence:
  • He drives me mad;
  • She rammed her mind into focus
Meaning (3):
- strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Example in sentence:
  • pound on the door;
  • ram the gate with a sledgehammer
Meaning (4):
- undergo damage or destruction on impact
Example in sentence:
  • The car crashed into the lamp post;
  • the plane crashed into the ocean
Meaning (5):
- crowd or pack to capacity
Example in sentence:
  • the theater was jampacked

Nearby Words:

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