ram
part of speech
noun (a ram, rams; RAM, computer memory); verb (ram, rams, rammed, ramming)
meaning for a pupil
1) A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns. tree →
2) To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose. tree →
3) To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight. tree →
4) RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now. tree →
5) (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; (Writings RUT.4.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep. (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep? (Writings PSA.114.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence. tree →
- A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs. tree →
- The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van. tree →
- He rammed all his clothes into the small bag. tree →
- The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer. tree →
- My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM. tree →
- The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door. tree →
- The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday. (UK slang) tree →
- What would two do with one ram? tree →
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 the corpora
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
- And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
- (32-15) two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
- and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
- And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ram» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.