ram

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ram]
- /ræm/
- /ræm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ram]
- /ræm/

Definitions of ram word

noun ram random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off. 1
verb with object ram to drive or force by heavy blows. 1
verb with object ram to strike with great force; dash violently against: The car went out of control and rammed the truck. 1
verb with object ram to cram; stuff: They rammed the gag in his mouth. 1
verb with object ram to push firmly: to ram a bill through the Senate. 1
verb with object ram to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod. 1

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Origin of ram

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English: male sheep, machine for ramming, Old English ram(m); cognate with Dutch, Low German ram, German Ramme; (v.) Middle English rammen, derivative of the noun; compare Old High German rammen

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Parts of speech for Ram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ram

ram popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ram

noun ram

appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
crackup — a cracking up
impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.

verb ram

beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
bung — A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
bunged — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
caned — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.

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