ram

[A]

a full-grown male sheep, and also the male of other related animals whose female is called a ‘ewe’

[B]

the third animal in the 12 year cycle of the Chinese zodiac; and in astrology it is one the signs of zodiac (Aires)

[C]

“Ram” (always with a capital ‘R’ and with a long ‘a’ sound) or “Rama” is one the ten incarnations of the Supreme God in Hindu religion

[D]

usually in capital letters ‘RAM’ – the acronym for Random Access Memory – is a type of computer memory – the main memory available to computer programs

Figures of Speech:

1.

ram (noun)  =

(a)  a man who looks for sexual pleasures all the time

(b)  a piston driven hydraulically or pneumatically

(c)  the falling weight of a pile drive

2.

battering ram  =  (battering rams on Greek and Roman warships used to crash into the enemy ships to wreck them)

a large beam of wood or metal used to knock down or breakdown doors and walls of buildings; a heavy metal bar used by the police or military troops to break open doors; (in ancient times) the heavy metal or wooden bar in the front part of a warship to wreck the enemy ships by sailing into them with great speed called ‘ramming speed’

3.

to ram (verb)  =

(a)  to butt; to strike or drive with something against something else with great force

(b)  to force one’s way into something recklessly

(c)  to cram or stuff (= to keep a lot of things in a small place forcibly)

4.

to ram something home  =  to make something clear by explaining with force

5.

to ram something down someone’s throat  =  to put forward or highlight an argument or idea with great force

6.

ram race  =  reckless rush

7.

as fierce/ragged/rank as a ram        (‘rank’ = very bad or foul smell)

8.

as crooked/stiff/twisted as a ram’s horn

9.

as right/straight as a ram’s horn (a ram’s horns are bent or twisted, not straight) [said of something that is not straight – this expression is used ironically]

10.

while one milks the ram, the other holds under the sieve (‘milk the ram’ = trying to get milk from the ram, but ram is a male which does not give milk; and sieve is a tool with a lot of holes in it) [said of two foolish people uselessly doing something]

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