ram

(figurative) branch (area in business or of knowledge, research)


ram

nl-noun

ram m (plural rammen, diminutive rammetje n, feminine ooi)

rammen (plural)
rammetje (diminutive neuter)
ooi (feminine)

Afrikaans: ram

From Middle Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), from Old Dutch *ram, of West-Germanic origin, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate to English ram (“a male sheep”). The sense "battering ram" was borrowed as a semantic loan from Latin ariēs in Middle Dutch.


ram

first-person singular present indicative

(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


ram

(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.

A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.

About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad very low in the water, almost, to my brother's perception, like a water-logged ship. This was the ram Thunder Child.

1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 178:

(military, nautical, chiefly historical) A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

(military, nautical, chiefly historical) A reinforced section of the bow of a warship, intended to be used for ramming other ships.

He describes the operation thus: "The heavy ram employed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure."

1952 July, W. R. Watson, “Sankey Viaduct and Embankment”, in Railway Magazine, page 487:

A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, steam hammer, or stamp mill.

таран

warship that sinks other ships by ramming them

espolón

From Middle English ram, rom, ramme, from Old English ramm (“ram”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“ram”), possibly from *rammaz (“strong”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Rom (“ram”), Dutch ram (“a male sheep”), German Ramm, Ramme (“ram”). Possibly akin also to Danish ram (“sharp; acrid; rank”), Swedish ram (“strong; perfect”), Faroese ramur (“strong; competent”), Icelandic rammur (“strong; sturdy”).


ram

The man, driving an SUV, then rammed the gate, according to police.

Two snatch thieves who snatched a woman's bag experienced swift karma when their victim accidentally rammed into their motorcycle.

2016 December 29, M. Kumar, “Snatch thieves accidentally rammed by victim”, in The Star, Malaysia:

The other ships, either not caring or too badly-damaged to do anything about it, proceed on their mission, with König the last to fall silent, shot to pieces in a last attempt to ram the Bellerophon.

2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 25:35 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 2022-08-04:

The only amusing highlight was Gudgeon having managed to exploit U.S. codebreaking efforts to ambush and destroy the submarine I-173, albeit not for the lack of the Mark 14's trying to sabotage the effort, as the torpedo that had hit the sub had refused to detonate; it seemed, however, that the car-crash levels of kinetic energy involved in the dud simply ramming the sub had nonetheless done enough to fatally damage it.

2021 December 29, Drachinifel, 21:03 from the start, in The USN Pacific Submarine Campaign - The Dark Year (Dec'41 - Dec'42), archived from the original on 2022-07-19:

(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.

To build a sturdy fence, you have to ram the posts deep into the ground.

(transitive) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.

(transitive) To seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm by pushing or striking.

Again: great to take lessons in ethics from a guy currently trying to ram through a policy of freighting refugees off to cuddly Rwandan president Paul Kagame.

2023 July 4, Marina Hyde, “Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, in The Guardian:

(transitive, also figuratively) To force, cram or thrust (someone or something) into or through something.

rammed earth walls

(transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

1999, Mr.Web, Size Matters review by mr. web review Group: rec.arts.movies.erotica
like feel a soft butt against their pelvis or ram a girl really hard with piston-like speed while she begs and screams for more

(slang) To thrust during sexual intercourse.

en-verb

ram (third-person singular simple present rams, present participle ramming, simple past and past participle rammed)

rams (present singular third-person)
ramming (participle present)
rammed (participle past)
rammed (past)

From Middle English rammen, from the noun (see above). Compare Old High German rammen.


ram

(Northern England) Rancid; offensive in smell or taste.

en-adj

ram (comparative more ram, superlative most ram)

more ram (comparative)
most ram (superlative)

Likely from Old Norse ramr, rammr (“strong, rank, bitter”), from Proto-Germanic *rammaz (“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”), perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. Compare Scots ram (“a rank odour”). Compare also Middle English rammish (“rank, offensive in smell”).


ram

From Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-. Compare Italian rame.


ram

Borrowed from Dutch raam (“window; frame”), from Middle Dutch rame.


ram

rams (plural)
rame (alternative)
ramme (alternative)
rom (alternative)
rem (alternative)

English: ram

Scots: ram

From Old English ramm, from Proto-Germanic *rammaz.


ram

head

ram m (oblique plural rams, nominative singular rams, nominative plural ram)

rams (oblique plural)
rams (nominative singular)
ram (nominative plural)

Occitan: ram

From Latin rāmus. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French raim.


ram

[…]xerâm, nderâm, yrâm.

1555, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter VII, in Arte de grammatica da lingoa mais vſada na coſta do Braſil (overall work in Portuguese), Coimbra: Antonio de Mariz, published 1595, Da formição dos Præteritos, & Futuros dos nomes, page 33v:

I shall be, you shall be, they shall be.

form rama (noun)
Causative
moram
-ba'e
i ramyba'e
-sab
-saba
rambaba
Singular
Singular & Plural
Plural
1ˢᵗ person
2ⁿᵈ person
3ʳᵈ person
1ˢᵗ person exclusive
1ˢᵗ person inclusive
Indicative (active)
xe ram (active)
i ram (active)
oré ram (active)
îandé ram (active)
Imperative (active)
Permissive (active)
ta xe ram (active)
ta nde ram (active)
t'i ram (active)
t'oré ram (active)
t'îandé ram (active)
ta pe ram (active)
Negative indicative (active)
na xe rami (active)
na nde rami (active)
n'i rami (active)
n'oré rami (active)
n'îandé rami (active)
na pe rami (active)
Negative imperative (active)
nde ram umẽ (active)
pe ram umẽ (active)
Negative permissive (active)
ta xe ram umẽ (active)
ta nde ram umẽ (active)
t'i ram umẽ (active)
t'oré ram umẽ (active)
t'îandé ram umẽ (active)
ta pe ram umẽ (active)
Affirmative (gerund)
xe ramamo (gerund)
nde ramamo (gerund)
o ramamo (gerund)
oré ramamo (gerund)
îandé ramamo (gerund)
pe ramamo (gerund)
Negative (gerund)
xe rame'ymamo (gerund)
nde rame'ymamo (gerund)
o rame'ymamo (gerund)
oré rame'ymamo (gerund)
îandé rame'ymamo (gerund)
pe rame'ymamo (gerund)
Affirmative (infinitive)
rama (infinitive)
Negative (infinitive)
rame'yma (infinitive)
same as gerund (infinitive)
xe rami (infinitive)
i rami (infinitive)
oré rami (infinitive)
îandé rami (infinitive)
xe rame'ymi (infinitive)
i rame'ymi (infinitive)
oré rame'ymi (infinitive)
îandé rame'ymi (infinitive)

⇒ Nheengatu: arama

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ram.
Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní -rã.


ram

Inherited from Latin rāmus, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).


ram

rams (plural)
rom (alternative)
rama (alternative)

Germanic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hramu (“frame”).


ram

frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)

ram (indefinite nominative singular)
rams (genitive indefinite singular)
ramen (definite nominative singular)
ramens (definite genitive singular)
ramar (indefinite nominative plural)
ramars (genitive indefinite plural)
ramarna (definite nominative plural)
ramarnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: raami

→ Ingrian: raami

From Old Swedish rama, borrowed from Middle Low German rāme, from Old Saxon hrama.


ram

From Old Swedish ramber, Old Norse hrammr (“bear's claw; paw”).


ram

toram (first-person singular)
foram (first-person inclusive plural)
miram (exclusive first-person plural)
noram (second-person singular)
niram (plural second-person)
oram (masculine singular third-person)
iram (masculine plural third-person)
yoram (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moram (feminine singular third-person)
iram (feminine plural third-person)
yoram (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iram (neuter singular third-person)
iram (neuter plural third-person)
yoram (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ram

sườn ram

(cooking) to sauté then braise with added water or coconut water