RAM (rammed, ramming)

Pronunciation (US):

• RAM (noun)
  The noun RAM has 5 senses:

1. 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. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
3. 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. a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
5. uncastrated adult male sheep

  Familiarity information: RAM used as a noun is common.

• RAM (verb)
  The verb RAM has 4 senses:

1. strike or drive against with a heavy impact
2. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
3. undergo damage or destruction on impact
4. crowd or pack to capacity

  Familiarity information: RAM used as a verb is uncommon.

• RAM (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

read/write memory; random-access memory; random memory; random access memory; RAM

Hypernyms ("RAM" is a kind of...):

volatile storage (computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)

Meronyms (parts of "RAM"):

buffer; buffer storage; buffer store ((computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system)

RAM disk ((computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aries; Ram

Hypernyms ("Ram" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Aries the Ram; Aries; Ram

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Meaning:

A tool for driving or forcing something by impact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ram" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Meronyms (parts of "ram"):

head (the striking part of a tool)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ram"):

battering ram (a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings)

rammer (a tool for driving something with force)

Meaning:

Uncastrated adult male sheep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

tup; ram

Context example:

a British term is 'tup'

Hypernyms ("ram" is a kind of...):

sheep (woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat)

Meronyms (parts of "ram"):

horn (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)

• RAM (verb)

Meaning:

Strike or drive against with a heavy impact

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

ram; ram down; pound

Context examples:

ram the gate with a sledgehammer / pound on the door

Hypernyms (to "ram" is one way to...):

thrust (push forcefully)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

ram; drive; force

Context examples:

She rammed her mind into focus / He drives me mad

Hypernyms (to "ram" is one way to...):

thrust (push forcefully)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ram"):

toe; toenail (drive obliquely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Also:

ram down (teach by drills and repetition)

Meaning:

Undergo damage or destruction on impact

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

crash; ram

Context examples:

the plane crashed into the ocean / The car crashed into the lamp post

Hypernyms (to "ram" is one way to...):

clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Crowd or pack to capacity

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

chock up; cram; jampack; wad; ram; jam

Context example:

the theater was jampacked

Hypernyms (to "ram" is one way to...):

stuff (fill completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

Sentence example:

They ram the books into the box