RAM

Ram ( n. ) - A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak.

Ram ( n. ) - A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.

Ram ( n. ) - An engine of war used for butting or battering.

Ram ( n. ) - Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.

Ram ( n. ) - In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.

Ram ( n. ) - The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.

Ram ( n. ) - The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

Ram ( n. ) - The plunger of a hydraulic press.

Ram ( n. ) - The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.

Ram ( v. t. ) - To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.

Ram ( v. t. ) - To fill or compact by pounding or driving.