ram
noun (1)
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Definition of ram
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a male sheep
2a
: 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
verb
rammed;
ramming
Definition of ram (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to force in by or as if by driving
3
: to force passage or acceptance of
ram home an idea
4
: to strike against violently
RAM
noun (2)
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Definition of RAM (Entry 3 of 3)
: 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
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Synonyms for ram
Synonyms: Verb
bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud
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Examples of ram in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Muslims believe that as Ibrahim was about to sacrifice his son, God stopped his hand and gave him a sheep or ram in place of his son. — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, "Here's what you need to know about Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's biggest holidays," 9 Aug. 2019 On the outside, there are revolving license plates, front and rear battering rams, a bullet shield aft of the rear window that can be raied, and both an oil-slick system and a smokescreen system capable of shooting out of the taillights. — Daniel Golson, Car and Driver, "Check Out the Aston Martin DB5 Continuation's Working James Bond Gadgets," 14 May 2019 The car's front and rear suspension—a maze of A-arms and power rams—are bolted to subframes rigidly mated to the central tube, rigidity being the key to an active system. — Tony Swan, Popular Mechanics, "A Closer Look at Chevy's Mid-Engine Corvette...From 1988?," 19 July 2019 Not regular ram’s horn shofars, but the long curved Yemeni instruments made from the horn of the greater kudu, an African antelope. — The Economist, "Obituary: Jennie Litvack died on June 27th," 11 July 2019 Fricke, 27, never denied firing the shots that killed Rittner, 35, who was using a battering ram while serving a search warrant at Fricke’s south side home Feb. 6. — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jordan Fricke found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide of Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner," 12 July 2019 Mike Pollak grew up on football fields as a human battering ram. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Retired NFL player Mike Pollak teaches high school players to reduce football head trauma," 9 July 2019 One group used a makeshift battering-ram, fashioned from a trolley, to break a large glass door on the outside of the building. — The Economist, "Protesters expose a fractured Hong Kong, but China’s grip only tightens," 5 July 2019 The new test, which was developed by the NFL with its Canadian lab, Biokinetics, uses a pneumatic ram that slams into the helmet at 19.6 meters per second on six different locations, including one random spot. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "It took decades, but football helmet testing is becoming more sophisticated," 5 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Video footage shared widely on social media showed Kwong trying to block protesters wielding makeshift battering rams with his own body. — Time, "'Whenever There’s Trouble He Rushes There.' Meet Legislator Roy Kwong, the God of Hong Kong Protests," 20 July 2019 Heyer, however, was killed by a neo-Nazi who rammed his car into a crowd, not a member of Antifa. — USA Today, "These copycat bills on Sharia law and terrorism have no effect. So why do states keep passing them?," 18 July 2019 Seconds later, after Griffin rammed the car again, Paulo was pinned between the truck’s door and the squad car, as Griffin continued to push the car out of his way, authorities said. — Nico Savidge, The Mercury News, "San Mateo DA: No charges against officers who shot at burglary suspect," 17 July 2019 After leaving the courthouse, Joseph followed Courtney and repeatedly rammed his car into her bumper until she was run off the road, per HuffPost. — Alejandra Salazar, refinery29.com, "A Woman "In Fear For Her Life" Turned Her Husband's Guns In. Then She Was Arrested.," 25 June 2019 The June 15 arrest of Irby, first reported by LkldNow, set off a firestorm of criticism after it was revealed that Irby’s husband, Joseph Irby, had been arrested the previous day and accused ramming his wife’s car after a divorce proceeding. — Michael Williams, orlandosentinel.com, "Drop case against Polk woman arrested for giving husband’s guns to police, Orlando lawmaker urges prosecutors," 24 June 2019 Impact Church of The Woodlands members are on alert after a string of vandalism incidents targeting the place of worship this year has heightened with a vehicle recently ramming onto property there. — Jose R. Gonzalez, Houston Chronicle, "Impact Church of The Woodlands members are concerned about rise of vandalism on property," 14 June 2019 Garcia Alvarez continued to drive down X Street, and repeatedly rammed an unoccupied Honda CRV into the intersection of 10th and X Streets, police said. — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, "Suspect charged in Sacramento road-rage ramming that was caught on video," 6 June 2018 Authorities said Paulk rammed an investigator’s vehicle and was captured after a brief pursuit. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, NOLA.com, "‘Attack squirrel’ owner captured after police chase," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ram.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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