The difference between Ram and Tup

When used as nouns, ram means a male sheep, whereas tup means a male sheep, a ram.

When used as verbs, ram means to intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it, whereas tup means to mate.


check bellow for the other definitions of Ram and Tup

  1. Ram as a noun:

    A male sheep.

  2. Ram as a noun:

    A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors.

  3. Ram as a noun:

    A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them.

  4. Ram as a noun:

    A piston powered by hydraulic pressure.

  5. Ram as a noun:

    A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill.

  1. Ram as a verb (transitive):

    To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.

  2. Ram as a verb (transitive):

    To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement.

    Examples:

    "After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod."

    "[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/12/29/snatch-thieves-rammed-by-victim-accidentally/ Snatch thieves rammed by victim accidentally]"

  3. Ram as a verb (transitive):

    To fill or compact by pounding or driving.

    Examples:

    "Rammed earth walls"

  4. Ram as a verb (slang):

    To penetrate sexually.

  1. Tup as a noun:

    A male sheep, a ram.

  2. Tup as a noun:

    The head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer.

  1. Tup as a verb:

    To mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.

  2. Tup as a verb (slang):

    To have sex with, to bonk, etc.

  3. Tup as a verb (regional English, slang):

    To butt: said of a ram.

  1. Tup as a noun:

    Two pence.

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