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ram

/ɹæm/
Meanings
  • noun

    A large head of cattle with strong horns.

    - "The farmer raised a large ram for the upcoming sheepherding season."
    - "The butcher sold the best cuts of meat from the freshly slaughtered ram."
  • verb

    To force something, or someone, into a confined space.

    - "The crowd tried to ram their way through the narrow entrance."
    - "The bulldozer rammed the boulders to clear the road."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɹæm/



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  2. /ɹæm/



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  3. /ɹæm/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with ram
jam , dam , game , tame
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. RAM () : Random Access Memory

Variants
List of all variants of ram that leads to same result
ram , rams , rammed , rammer , rammers , ramming , RAM , RAMs , random-access memory , ram-raiding , ram (something) home , ram home , ram something home , battering ram , battering rams , Ram Allah , Ramallah , force down someone's throat , force something down someone's throat , force/ram/shove (something) down someone's throat , ram down someone's throat , ram something down someone's throat , shove down someone's throat , shove something down someone's throat
Forms
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rams, rammed, ramming

Etymology
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Old English 'rama', from rammean 'to jump, leap'.

Trivia
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  1. The largest recorded ram weighed over 1,700 pounds.

  2. Rams are often used in the sport of sheepherding to move and control a flock.

  3. In Hindu mythology, the god Vishnu is depicted riding a ram, symbolizing his role as the preserver of the universe.

Related Concepts
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  1. Sheep: Rams are a type of large cattle, often kept for breeding purposes, and are closely related to sheep.

  2. Ram's Horn: A horn shape commonly used as a symbol of power and strength, derived from the large horns of rams.

Culture
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In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, the ram was a symbol of power and strength. The Golden Fleece, a mythological ram's fleece, was the subject of a famous quest in Greek mythology.

How to Memorize "ram"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large, strong animal with large, curved horns. Visualize this image whenever you encounter the word 'ram'.
    - Visualize the animal butting its head against an obstacle to remember the verb meaning.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'ram' with strength and power, as it is a large animal with strong horns.
    - Associate the word 'ram' with the mythological Golden Fleece and the quests in Greek mythology.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'RAM' to remember the noun meaning (R-Large Animal, M-with horns).
    - Use the sentence 'Ram it home' to remember the verb meaning (Ram-push hard, A-against an obstacle, M-to get it in place).

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