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Webster 1913 Edition

Ram

Ram

(răm)
,
Noun.
[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.

Ram

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rammed
(rămd)
;
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.
Shakespeare
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 1828 Edition

Ram

RAM

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
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.

Definition 2024

Ram

Ram

See also: ram, RAM, rám, râm, Râm, and rắm

English

Proper noun

The Ram

  1. The constellation Aries.

Noun

Ram ‎(plural Rams)

  1. (Britain, soccer) someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Signs of the Zodiac
Visse Bul
Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article about Ram.

Proper noun

Ram

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Aries

Dutch

Signs of the Zodiac
Vissen Stier
Dutch Wikipedia has an article about Ram.

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ram.

Proper noun

Ram m

  1. (astronomy, astrology) Aries

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German roum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz. Cognate with German Rahm, Dutch room, English ream, Icelandic rjómi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀaːm/
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

Ram m, f ‎(uncountable)

  1. cream

Synonyms

ram

ram

See also: Ram, RAM, rám, râm, Râm, and rắm

English

A ram (male sheep)

Noun

ram ‎(plural rams)

  1. A male sheep.
  2. A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
  3. A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
  4. A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
  5. A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

ram ‎(third-person singular simple present rams, present participle ramming, simple past and past participle rammed)

  1. (transitive) To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.
  2. (transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
    After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.
  3. (transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
    Rammed earth walls
  4. To have sexual intercourse with
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      like feel a soft butt against their pelvis or ram a girl really hard with piston-like speed while she begs and screams for more

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ram ‎(“a male sheep”), from Old Dutch *ram, of West-Germanic origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rammaz ‎(“strong”). Cognate to English ram ‎(“a male sheep”).

Noun

ram m ‎(plural rammen, diminutive rammetje n)

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. male rabbit
  3. battering ram

Verb

ram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rammen
  2. imperative of rammen

Anagrams

Elfdalian

Adjective

ram

  1. hoarse

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Friulian

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Noun

ram m ‎(plural rams)

  1. branch
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Late Latin aerāmen, from Latin aes ‎(“copper”). Compare Italian rame.

Noun

ram m

  1. copper

Gerka

Alternative forms

  • ɣam

Etymology

Related to Angas am ‎(“water”).

Noun

ram

  1. water

References

  • Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3: m- (2007, ISBN 9789004164123), page 201:
    […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
    (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: Gerka ram [ɣam, ref. < *ham] [Ftp. 1911, 221] = ɣàm "Wasser" [Jng. 1965, 174], […]

Lojban

Rafsi

ram

  1. rafsi of ranmi.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian rame ‎(“copper”).

Noun

ram m

  1. copper

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ram

  1. imperative of ramme

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin rāmus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French raim.

Noun

ram m ‎(oblique plural rams, nominative singular rams, nominative plural ram)

  1. branch (of a tree, etc.)

References

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rāmus.

Noun

ram n ‎(plural ramuri)

  1. (rare) branch, bough

Synonyms

Related terms

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin rāmus.

Noun

ram m (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) branch (of tree, river, etc.)
  2. (Puter, education) subject
Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom
Synonyms
  • (branch): (Puter) manzina

Etymology 2

Noun

ram m (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) frame, framework
Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom
  • (Sursilvan) rama

Etymology 3

Noun

ram f (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) knot, gnarl
Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

ram c

  1. frame (e.g. around a painting)
  2. frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)
  3. frame (a context for understanding)
  4. paw (of a bear)

Declension

Inflection of ram 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ram ramen ramar ramarna
Genitive rams ramens ramars ramarnas

Etymology

From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm ‎(“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz ‎(“ram”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *rammaz ‎(“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom ‎(“ram”), Dutch ram ‎(“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme ‎(“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram ‎(“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram ‎(“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur ‎(“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur ‎(“strong; sturdy”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) enPR: răm, IPA(key): /ɹæm/
  • Rhymes: -æm

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