Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ram

5 senses of ram

Sense 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)
       => volatile storage -- (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)

Sense 2
Aries, Ram -- ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 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)
       INSTANCE OF=> sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Sense 4
ram -- (a tool for driving or forcing something by impact)
       => tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Sense 5
ram, tup -- (uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'")
       => sheep -- (woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ram

4 senses of ram

Sense 1
ram, ram down, pound -- (strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door")
       => thrust -- (push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward")

Sense 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")
       => thrust -- (push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward")
          Phrasal Verb-> ram down#2

Sense 3
crash, ram -- (undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post")
       => collide, clash -- (crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed")

Sense 4
jam, jampack, ram, chock up, cram, wad -- (crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked")
       => stuff -- (cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets")

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