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1. | [ verb ] strike or drive against with a heavy impact | |
Synonyms: | pound ram_down | |
Examples: | "ram the gate with a sledgehammer" "pound on the door" |
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Related terms: | thrust hammer | |
2. | [ verb ] force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically | |
Synonyms: | drive force run | |
Examples: | "She rammed her mind into focus" "He drives me mad" |
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Related terms: | thrust toe hammer_in screw drive_home drive drive campaign | |
3. | [ verb ] undergo damage or destruction on impact | |
Synonyms: | crash | |
Examples: | "the plane crashed into the ocean" "The car crashed into the lamp post" |
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Related terms: | collide collision | |
4. | [ noun ] (computer science) 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 | |
Synonyms: | random-access_memory random_memory read/write_memory random_access_memory | |
Related terms: | memory volatile_storage RAM_disk buffer | |
5. | [ noun ] (astronomy) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Aries_the_Ram Aries | |
Related terms: | sign_of_the_zodiac | |
6. | [ verb ] crowd or pack to capacity | |
Synonyms: | cram jampack chock_up wad pack jam | |
Examples: | "the theater was jampacked" |
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Related terms: | stuff cram | |
7. | [ noun ] a tool for driving or forcing something by impact | |
Related terms: | tool battering_ram rammer head force | |
8. | [ noun ] (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries | |
Synonyms: | aries | |
Related terms: | person astrology | |
9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21968 | |
10. | [ noun ] (zoology) uncastrated adult male sheep | |
Synonyms: | tup | |
Examples: | : "a British term is `tup'" |
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Related terms: | sheep horn | |
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Rahm Rama Ramm Ramie Raymo ramee Ramey Rahim Rahimi Rameau Rahaim rani rain Rahn Rana Ranae ranee Raney Ranno Rayna rainy Raine Raina Rayne Rayno rayon |