[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ram/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) / ram # ram noun (a ram, rams; RAM, computer memory); verb (ram, rams, rammed, ramming) «ram» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m1) 2. To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m2) 3. To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m3) 4. RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m4) 5. (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#m5) ### In the lessons On the farm and in nature lessons a ram is the father sheep (the mother is a ewe, the baby a lamb). In stories and news, a car or ship rams another — a violent crash. In computing lessons RAM is measured in gigabytes. Phrases: «ram into», «ram something home» (make a point very clearly), «rammed» (UK slang, very crowded). ### Examples - The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x1) - A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x2) - The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x3) - He rammed all his clothes into the small bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x4) - The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x5) - My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x6) - The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x7) - The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday. (UK slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x8) - What would two do with one ram? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/#x9) ### Note Verb doubles the m: rammed, ramming. RAM stands for «random access memory» and is written in capitals; it is not the same as storage (the hard drive). Do not confuse ram (male sheep) with «lamb» (baby sheep) or «ewe» (female sheep). «Rammed» meaning very full is informal UK talk. ## In Jewish tradition A male sheep, used in offerings. Ram skins dyed red also covered the Tabernacle. Ram is also a man's name, an ancestor of David, and in the Psalms the skipping mountains are likened to rams. **Interpretation.** The ram is a common offering, as in the ordination of the priests. The ram caught in the thicket in place of Isaac is recalled each year at Rosh Hashanah when the shofar, a ram's horn, is blown. The Psalm's leaping mountains are read as nature rejoicing at God's presence at the Exodus. ### Examples - and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x1) - two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x2) - one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x3) - and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; (Writings RUT.4.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x4) - The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep. (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x5) - Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep? (Writings PSA.114.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x6) ### Note Verb doubles the m: rammed, ramming. RAM stands for «random access memory» and is written in capitals; it is not the same as storage (the hard drive). Do not confuse ram (male sheep) with «lamb» (baby sheep) or «ewe» (female sheep). «Rammed» meaning very full is informal UK talk. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «ram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ram/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«ram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ram.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «ram» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«ram» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ram.html) on Mova free.