ram
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- Rhymes: -æm
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ram (plural rams)
- A male sheep.
- (also battering ram) A heavy object used for breaking down doors.
- A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.
- A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.
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male sheep
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battering ram — see battering ram
piston powered by hydraulic pressure
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to ram (third-person singular simple present rams, present participle ramming, simple past and past participle rammed)
- (transitive) To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.
- (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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intentionally collide with (a ship)
strike (something) hard
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ram
- ram (male sheep)
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ram m.
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ram c.
| Inflection for ram | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | ram | ramen | ramar | ramarna |
| Possessive form | rams | ramens | ramars | ramarnas |