Ram

n.	1.	The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.
	2.	(Astron.) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
	3.	An engine of war used for butting or battering.
	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 b - (Paleon.) An ammonite. - Farrow.
v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Rammed (rămd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramming.] [They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks, socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. - Shak.
	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.

Noun	1.	RAM - 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 Synonyms: random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory
	2.	Ram - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries Synonyms: Aries
	3.	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 Synonyms: Aries the Ram, Aries
	4.	ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
	5.	ram - uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" Synonyms: tup
Verb	1.	ram - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" Synonyms: ram down, pound
	2.	ram - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" Synonyms: drive, force
	3.	ram - undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" Synonyms: crash
	4.	ram - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" Synonyms: chock up, cram, jampack, wad, jam

1.	(storage)	RAM - Random Access Memory.
2.	(humour)	RAM - Rarely Adequate Memory. A humorous reference to the fact that programs and data expand to fill the memory available.

Rarely Adequate Memory (slang) To see a ram in your dream, signifies aggression, energy, and impulsiveness. You may be pursuing a decision that should be approached with more tact and consideration. It may also symbolize strong and powerful friends who will use their influence and best efforts for your good. To dream that a ram is pursing you, signifies the threat of misfortune.assault, bear, bear upon, bellwether, billy, billy goat, boar, boost, bubbly-jock, buck, bull, bulldoze, bullock, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, chanticleer, cock, cockerel, collide, cram, crowd, dig, dog, drake, drive, elbow, entire, entire horse, ewe, ewe lamb, fall aboard, force, gander, goad, gobbler, hart, he-goat, head into, hurtle, hustle, jab, jam, jam-pack, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jumbuck, lamb, lambkin, mutton, nudge, pang, peacock, pile drive, plunge, poke, press, prod, punch, push, ram down, rattle, rooster, run, run against, run broadside on, run down, run in, run into, sail into, shake, sheep, shoulder, shove, sink, stab, stag, stallion, steer, stick, stot, stress, stud, studhorse, stuff, tamp, teg, thrust, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, tup, turkey gobbler, turkey-cock, wether, yeanling

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