Definitions for ram

Overview of noun ram

The noun ram has 5 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory

(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. Aries, Ram

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

3. Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram

(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)

4. ram

(a tool for driving or forcing something by impact)

5. ram, tup

(uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'")

Overview of verb ram

The verb ram has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (2) ram, ram down, pound

(strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door")

2. (2) force, drive, ram

(force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad")

3. (1) crash, ram

(undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post")

4. jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad

(crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked")