ram

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See also Ram, RAM, râm, Râm, ram-, and ramm-

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English [edit]

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A ram (male sheep)

Etymology [edit]

From Old English ramm.

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Noun [edit]

ram (plural rams)

  1. A male sheep.
  2. A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.
  3. A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
  4. A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.

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Verb [edit]

ram (third-person singular simple present rams, present participle ramming, simple past and past participle rammed)

  1. (transitive) To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.
  2. (transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.
    After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.

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Dutch [edit]

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Noun [edit]

ram m (plural rammen, diminutive rammetje)

  1. ram (male sheep)

Verb [edit]

ram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rammen
  2. imperative of rammen

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Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

ram

  1. rafsi of ranmi.

Maltese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Italian rame ("copper").

Noun [edit]

ram m

  1. copper

Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin rāmus.

Noun [edit]

ram n (plural ramuri)

  1. (rare) branch, bough

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Romansch [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin rāmus.

Noun [edit]

ram m (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) branch (of tree, river, etc.)
  2. (Puter, education) subject
Alternative forms [edit]
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom
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Etymology 2 [edit]

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Noun [edit]

ram m (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) frame, framework
Alternative forms [edit]
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom
  • (Sursilvan) rama

Etymology 3 [edit]

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Noun 3 [edit]

ram f (plural rams)

  1. (Puter) knot, gnarl
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  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) rom

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ram c

  1. frame (e.g. around a painting)
  2. frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)
  3. frame (a context for understanding)
  4. paw (of a bear)

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