Plural of ram; adult male sheep with curved horns, or to push something forcefully.
From Old English 'ramm,' of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'ram.' The verb meaning 'to push hard' comes from the noun because of how male sheep use their horns to butt heads.
Bighorn sheep rams can produce impact forces of 1,200 pounds per square inch when they headbutt—that's like getting hit by a car—and they do this to establish dominance while their skulls are double-thick to absorb the impact!
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