ram
/ræm/noun
उच्चारण रैम
मेढ़ा, भेड़ (नर)
Core word
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[C]
an adult male sheep
मेढ़ा, भेड़ (नर)
- The ram lowered its curved horns and charged.
- The shepherd kept one ram with his flock of ewes.
- The ram stood proudly at the head of the flock.
+ 2 more examples
- A young ram was sold at the cattle fair.
- The farmer separated the ram from the ewes.
Synonyms tup
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[C]
a heavy log or machine used for hitting a wall or door to break it down
दीवार या दरवाज़ा तोड़ने का भारी लट्ठा या यंत्र
- The soldiers used a ram to break open the fort gate.
- The police used a battering ram to break down the door of the locked warehouse.
- The army used a ram to smash the gates of the fort.
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- The firefighters used a heavy ram to open the door.
- Medieval soldiers carried a ram made from a tree trunk.
Synonyms battering ram
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[T]
(of a vehicle or a ship) to hit or drive into another vehicle or object with force, often deliberately
ज़ोर से टक्कर मारना, भिड़ा देना
- A truck rammed the back of the bus.
- The thieves rammed their car into the shop window.
- A speeding lorry rammed the barrier on the highway.
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- The ship rammed into the harbour wall in the fog.
- A taxi rammed our car from behind at the signal.
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[T] ~ sth + adv./prep.
to push something somewhere with force
ठूँसना, ज़ोर से घुसाना
- She rammed the clothes into the suitcase.
- He rammed the post into the ground.
- He rammed the key into the lock, but the door would not open.
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- She rammed her books into her bag and ran for the bus.
- The workers rammed the soil down to make the road firm.
¶Idioms 2
ram something home
to emphasize an idea or argument very strongly so that people fully understand it
कोई बात ज़ोर देकर अच्छी तरह समझा देना
- The accident rammed home the need for helmets.
- The teacher rammed the point home with three examples.
ram something down somebody's throat
to try to force somebody to accept or listen to your ideas or opinions
अपनी बात ज़बरदस्ती किसी पर थोपना
- I do not like politicians who ram their views down people's throats.
- Stop ramming your diet plan down my throat.
?Which word?
Do not confuse ram (a male sheep or to hit hard) and RAM (the main memory of a computer, written in capital letters).
Ram (नर भेड़ या ज़ोर से टक्कर मारना) और RAM (कंप्यूटर की मुख्य memory, जो capital letters में लिखी जाती है) में भ्रम न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: an adult male sheep is a ram, a female sheep is a ewe and a young sheep is a lamb.
Usage में, वयस्क नर भेड़ को ram, मादा भेड़ को ewe और भेड़ के बच्चे को lamb कहते हैं।