ram

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈram 

1

a

: a male sheep

b

Ram : aries

2

a

: 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

2 of 3

verb

rammed; ramming

intransitive verb

1

: to strike with violence : crash

2

: to move with extreme rapidity

transitive verb

1

: to force in by or as if by driving

2

a

: to make compact (as by pounding)

b

: cram, crowd

3

: to force passage or acceptance of

ram home an idea

4

: to strike against violently

rammer noun

RAM

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈram 

: 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

compare rom

Synonyms of ram

Verb

• bump
• bang
• collide
• slam
• smash
• crash

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

Veteran David Quessenberry is on track to start in place of Jackson, who was initially suspended for two games without pay for striking Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after the Rams’ 37-34 overtime defeat. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

But since taking over the program in 2021, head coach Tyey Bryant has led the Rams to three postseason appearances in four seasons. — Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

This is constantly fed by high-velocity air rammed through massive side intakes, directly chilling the cooling fluid. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

The Patriot munition at a critical low is the Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, a high-velocity surface-to-air interceptor designed to destroy incoming tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles by ramming into them. — James Laporta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

It’s paired with 16GB of DDR4 RAM for running multiple applications and browser tabs, plus a 256GB NVMe SSD for fast boot times and file access. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Zuck has given everybody a little Linux computer in the cloud with 8GB of RAM. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram

Verb

Middle English rammen, probably from ram, noun

Noun (2)

random-access memory

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1519, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1957, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ram

• battering ram
• force/ram/shove (something) down someone's throat
• ram-raiding
• ram (something) home

Rhymes for ram

• am
• bam
• cham
• clam
• damme
• damn
• dram
• flam
• fram
• gram
• ham
• jam

Kids Definition

ram

1 of 3 noun

ˈram 

1

: a male sheep

2

: battering ram

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

RAM

3 of 3 noun

ˈram 

: a computer memory that acts as the main storage available to the user for programs and data compare ROM

Medical Definition

ram

noun

ˈram 

: a male sheep