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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAM, n. [See the Verb.]
1. The male of the sheep or ovine genus; in some parts of England called a tup. In the United States, the word is applied, I believe, to no other male, except in the compound ram-cat.
2. In astronomy, Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters on the 21st of March, or a constellation of fixed stars in the figure of a ram. It is considered the first of the twelve signs.
3. An engine of war, used formerly for battering and demolishing the walls of cities; called a battering-ram. [See Battering-ram.]
RAM, v.t. [L. ramus, a branch that is a shoot or thrust. Heb. See Cram.]
1. To thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive down or together; as, to ram down a cartridge; to ram piles into the earth.
2. To drive, as with a battering ram.
3. To stuff; to cram.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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 [syn: random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory]
2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries [syn: Aries, Ram]
3: 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 [syn: Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram]
4: a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
5: uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" [syn: ram, tup] v
1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram, ram down, pound]
2: force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: force, drive, ram]
3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: crash, ram]
4: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: random-access memory Date: 1957 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

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram Date: before 12th century 1. a. a male sheep b. capitalized 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: as a. the plunger of a hydrostatic press or force pump b. the weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver II. verb (rammed; ramming) Etymology: Middle English rammen, probably from ram, noun Date: 14th century 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 (in the UK) Royal Academy of Music. 2 Computing random-access memory.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 an uncastrated male sheep, a tup. 2 (the Ram) the zodiacal sign or constellation Aries. 3 hist. a = battering ram (see BATTER(1)). b a beak projecting from the bow of a battleship, for piercing the sides of other ships. c a battleship with such a beak. 4 the falling weight of a pile-driving machine. 5 a a hydraulic water-raising or lifting machine. b the piston of a hydrostatic press. c the plunger of a force-pump. --v.tr. (rammed, ramming) 1 force or squeeze into place by pressure. 2 (usu. foll. by down, in, into) beat down or drive in by heavy blows. 3 (of a ship, vehicle, etc.) strike violently, crash against. 4 (foll. by against, at, on, into) dash or violently impel. Phrases and idioms: ram home stress forcefully (an argument, lesson, etc.). Derivatives: rammer n. Etymology: OE ram(m), perh. rel. to ON rammr strong

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ram Ram, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming.] 1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc. [They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. --Shak. 2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving. A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials, and rammed to make the foundation solid. --Arbuthnot.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ram Ram, n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.] 1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup. 2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March. (b) The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name. 3. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically: (a) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. (b) A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak. 4. A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. 5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like. 6. The plunger of a hydraulic press. Ram's horn. (a) (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.] --Farrow. (b) (Paleon.) An ammonite.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rams, ramming, rammed) 1. If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately. The thieves fled, ramming the policeman's car... VERB: V n 2. If you ram something somewhere, you push it there with great force. He rammed the key into the lock and kicked the front door open. VERB: V n adv/prep 3. A ram is an adult male sheep. N-COUNT 4. see also battering ram 5. If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to. The report by Marks & Spencer's chairman will ram this point home... to ram something down someone's throat: see throat PHRASE: V inflects

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

RAM is the part of a computer in which information is stored while you are using it. RAM is an abbreviation for 'Random Access Memory'. (COMPUTING) ...a PC with 256k RAM minimum...

Hitchcock Bible Dictionary

elevated; sublime

Easton's Bible Dictionary

exalted. (1.) The son of Hezron, and one of the ancestors of the royal line (Ruth 4:19). The margin of 1 Chr. 2:9, also Matt. 1:3, 4 and Luke 3:33, have "Aram."

(2.) One of the sons of Jerahmeel (1 Chr. 2:25, 27).

(3.) A person mentioned in Job 32:2 as founder of a clan to which Elihu belonged. The same as Aram of Gen. 22:21.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Male sheep. 2. Aries, the vernal sign. 3. Battering-ram. 4. Hydraulic-ram, water-ram. II. v. a. 1. Drive down, force down. 2. Cram, stuff, force in.

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