ram
A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
Noun 4 meanings
A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
An act of ramming.
Verb 4 meanings
To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
“The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.”
To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
“To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground.”
To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.
“After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.”
To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.
“I quickly rammed another charge down the barrel and took aim.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Rancid; offensive in smell or taste.
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”).
RAM at a glance
RAM has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + M 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,162 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ram
All rhymes- PROGRAM12
- DIAGRAM11
- GRAM7
- TELEGRAM11
- TRAM6
- HARAM10
- INGRAM9
- CRAM8
- HOLOGRAM14
- MONOGRAM13
- KILOGRAM15
- DRAM7
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