n.
Pronunciation: ' ram
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ramm; akin to Old High German ram
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a male sheep b capitalized : ARIES
2 a : BATTERING RAM b : a warship with a heavy beak at the prow for piercing an enemy ship
3 : any of various guided pieces for exerting pressure or for driving or forcing something by impact: as a : the plunger of a hydrostatic press or force pump b : the weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver