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ram

/ɹæm/noun, verb1 syllable

Ram means: crowd or pack to capacity.

Synonyms for ram17

noun, as in 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

random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, read/write memory

noun, as in 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

Aries, Aries the Ram

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

Aries

noun, as in uncastrated adult male sheep

tup

verb, as in crowd or pack to capacity

jam, jampack, chock up, cram, wad

verb, as in force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

verb, as in strike or drive against with a heavy impact

ram down, pound

verb, as in undergo damage or destruction on impact

What does ram mean?9

verb

1

crowd or pack to capacity“the theater was jampacked”

2

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically“She rammed her mind into focus”

3

strike or drive against with a heavy impact“ram the gate with a sledgehammer”

4

undergo damage or destruction on impact“the plane crashed into the ocean”

noun

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

2

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

3

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

4

uncastrated adult male sheep“a British term is ‘tup’”

5

a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ram?25

two syllables

three syllables

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All 25 rhymes for ram, grouped by syllable

Ram in a sentence

  • The police used a battering ram to break down the door.darinmex
  • This ram is the same size as the others.nickitolas
  • Benedito laughed as his billy goat tried to headbutt a ram.Amastan
  • How many rams are there in the flock?AlanF_US
  • The program's memory management was so inefficient that it actually damaged the RAM somehow!papabear
  • The SWAT team broke down the front door with a battering ram.Hybrid
  • Sami bought a ram to sacrifice for Eid.OsoHombre
  • The RAM in a computer is its random access memory.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ram

as a noun

plural
rams

as a verb

past tense
rammed
present participle
ramming
third-person singular
rams
past participle
rammed