ram (of a pile-driver)

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• Pile driver — A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures. The term is also used in reference to members of the construction crew that work with pile driving rigs.One… …   Wikipedia

• Ram — (r[a^]m), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.] 1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a {tup}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the sign of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ram's horn — Ram Ram (r[a^]m), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.] 1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a {tup}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (a) Aries, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ram — [ram] n. [ME ramme < OE ramm, akin to MDu & OHG ram < Gmc * ramma, prob. < * rama , strong, sharp, bitter > ON rammr] 1. a male sheep 2. BATTERING RAM 3. Historical a metal projection on the bow of a warship below the waterline, used… …   English World dictionary

• ram — ram1 ramlike, adj. /ram/, n., v., rammed, ramming. n. 1. a male sheep. 2. (cap.) Astron., Astrol. the constellation or sign of Aries. 3. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, esp. a battering ram. 4. ( …   Universalium

• ram — I. 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 heav …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ram — I. /ræm / (say ram) noun 1. an uncastrated male sheep. 2. any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something. 3. → battering ram. 4. a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship, for penetrating an enemy s… …  

• ram — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. butt, batter, bump; pound, drive, tamp; cram, stuff. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An object used to deliver a thrust] Syn. plunger, pump, beam, prow, hammerhead, arm piece, weight, pole,… …   English dictionary for students

• ram — n 1. male sheep, tup, Astron. Aries. 2. rammer, battering ram, hydraulic ram, pile driver; monkey, tamper, tamping iron, sledgehammer, mallet, mall, piston. 3. iron warship, iron clad, floating battery, man of war; Monitor, Merrimac, Constitution …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• monkey — monkeyish, adj. monkeyishly, adv. monkeyishness, n. /mung kee/, n., pl. monkeys, v., monkeyed, monkeying. n. 1. any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes,… …   Universalium

• tup —   n. ram; head of pile driver, steam hammer, v.t. mate with …   Dictionary of difficult words