1. Noun
The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
2. Noun
Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
3. Noun
The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.
4. Noun
An engine of war used for butting or battering.
5. Noun
In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.
6. Noun
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. Noun
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
8. Noun
The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.
9. Noun
The plunger of a hydraulic press.
10. 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. Verb
To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
12. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Computing and technology
13. Noun
uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is ‘tup’"
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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