ram

1. n. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup. Source: opted

2. n. Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March. Source: opted

3. n. The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name. Source: opted

4. n. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Source: opted

5. n. In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram">battering-ram. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic. Source: opted

8. n. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like. Source: opted

9. n. The plunger of a hydraulic press. Source: opted

10. v. t. 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. Source: opted

11. v. t. To fill or compact by pounding or driving. Source: opted

12. n. 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 Source: wordnet

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