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Definition ram
Etymology 1
From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”).
Noun
ram (plural rams)
- A male sheep.
- A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
- A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
- A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill.
Etymology 2
From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen.
Verb
ram (third-person singular simple present rams, present participle ramming, simple past and past participle rammed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.
- (transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
- (transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.
- (slang) To thrust during sexual intercourse.
Etymology 3
Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr (“strong, rank, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”), perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram (“a rank odour”). Compare also Middle English rammish (“rank, offensive in smell”).
Adjective
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