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# ram

«ram» in Mova's school dictionary: **a male sheep, usually with big curled horns** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a ram, rams; RAM, computer memory); verb (ram, rams, rammed, ramming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m1)

2) To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m2)

3) To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m3)

4) RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m4)

5) (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

On the farm and in nature lessons a ram is the father sheep (the mother is a ewe, the baby a lamb). In stories and news, a car or ship rams another — a violent crash. In computing lessons RAM is measured in gigabytes. Phrases: «ram into», «ram something home» (make a point very clearly), «rammed» (UK slang, very crowded).

### examples

- The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x1)
- A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x2)
- The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x3)
- He rammed all his clothes into the small bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x4)
- The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x5)
- My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x6)
- The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x7)
- The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday. (UK slang) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x8)
- What would two do with one ram? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x9)

### note

Verb doubles the m: rammed, ramming. RAM stands for «random access memory» and is written in capitals; it is not the same as storage (the hard drive). Do not confuse ram (male sheep) with «lamb» (baby sheep) or «ewe» (female sheep). «Rammed» meaning very full is informal UK talk.

### In the corpora

- [The Chinese character for the eighth animal can mean goat, sheep or ram, so both are right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/382-the-chinese-zodiac-the-twelve-real-animals-behind-the-signs/15/)
- [God told Abraham to offer his son Isaac, then stopped him and provided a ram instead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/4-abraham-isaac-and-jacob/11/)
- [And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.588/)
- [And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.589/)
- [(32-15) two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1014/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ram» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.