1
a
: a male sheep
b
capitalized
: aries
2
a
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
rammed; ramming
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
rammer
noun
: 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
called also random-access memory
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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.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Emma Bussey , Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An 18-year old wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Monday after officers rammed his vehicle in West Memphis, the Arkansas State Police said in a news release Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Similarly, its bunny ears are also the result of ram pressure and distortion.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Next, a 10,000-pound concrete-and-steel battering ram was used to punch 24-foot holes through the ice, beginning at the far end of the whales' four-mile path to freedom, so as not to alarm them.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
In another ramming incident, three federal officers were also said to be injured Thursday in San Diego after a man, who ICE said was in the country illegally, allegedly rammed his vehicle to avoid arrest, per reports.
—Emma Bussey , Olivia Palombo, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
An 18-year old wanted on multiple felony charges was arrested Monday after officers rammed his vehicle in West Memphis, the Arkansas State Police said in a news release Wednesday.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Images shared by the Sheriff's Office showed horses with their ribs showing and a ram with matted hair.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Similarly, its bunny ears are also the result of ram pressure and distortion.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2025
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“Ram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ram. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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ram
1 of 3 noun1
: a male sheep
2
ram
2 of 3 verb
rammed; ramming
1
: to strike or strike against with violence : crash
2
: to force in, down, or through by or as if by driving or pressing
rammer
noun
Medical Definition
ram
noun
: a male sheep
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