ram

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

2. 2noun

   Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.

3. 3noun

   The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.

4. 4noun

   An engine of war used for butting or battering.

5. 5noun

   In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.

6. 6noun

   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.

7. 7noun

   A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.

8. 8noun

   The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.

9. 9noun

   The plunger of a hydraulic press.

10. 10transitive verb

    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.

11. 11transitive verb

    To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

12. 12noun

    uncastrated adult male sheep

    "a British term is `tup'"

    Synonyms

    tup
13. 13noun

    a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

14. 14noun

    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

15. 15noun

    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
16. 16noun

    (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

    Synonyms

    aries
17. 17verb

    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

    "She rammed her mind into focus"

    "He drives me mad"

    Synonyms

    driveforce
18. 18verb

    crowd or pack to capacity

    "the theater was jampacked"

    Synonyms

    cramjamwad
19. 19verb

    undergo damage or destruction on impact

    "the plane crashed into the ocean"

    "The car crashed into the lamp post"

    Synonyms

    crash
20. 20verb

    strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"

    "pound on the door"

    Synonyms

    pound