operation. -IF Afs, o The cham

pion rallied to win the second set 6-3. IS ft, EX 6:3 M F 1^ :1 Mo 3 [V] (finance M) (especially of share prices or a country’s money XtefficMi to increase in value after falling in value 0 ;

8k Is 0 f\ KT?1 recover : The company’s shares had rallied slightly by the close of trading.

& •[& Ik HU Is] ft o 0 The pound rallied against the dollar. EHT-TO .rally 'round/

a'round I .rally round/a'round sb (of a group of people — $¥A)^t0 work together in order to help sb who is in a difficult or unpleasant situation ®

rally-cross /'raelikras; NAmE -krais/ noun [U] a form of motor racing in which cars are driven both over rough ground and on roads H if ^ — compare AUTOCROSS

rally-ing /‘raeliir)/ noun [u] the sport of taking part in motor rallies

'rallying cry noun a phrase or an idea that is used to encourage people to support sb/sth ( A$J Y tfc

4P#,

'rallying point noun a person, a group, an event, etc. that makes people come together in support of sth

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RAM /raem/ noun [U] the abbreviation for ‘random- access memory* (computer memory in which data can be changed or removed and can be looked at in any order) ft Fjp, Rt’ $1 # fit ( £ % ft random-access

memory ) : 32 megabytes of RAM * 32 ^t>|!Kjft# ram /raem/ verb, noun

m verb (-mm-) 1 [VN] (of a vehicle, a ship, etc.

If).to drive into or hit another vehicle, ship, etc. with force, sometimes deliberately ft] • • ■ t@ fii ; fit ft : Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.

#io 2 [VN +adv./prep.] to push sth somewhere with force gift; : She rammed the key into

the lock. M life l£ IS III ₀ 0 (figurative) The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress, fij % ^

IT5TB1 ,ram sth-*¹ home (especially BrE) to emphasize an idea, argument, etc. very strongly to make sure people listen to it ggifSJ ( gift, ) tUftfe

Agf —more at throat ram 'into sth I

,ram sth 'into sth to hit against sth or to make sth hit against sth with force S^lJift; f£fii/!lfit±ft^#/: He rammed his truck into the back of the one in front. fifefiE

a noun 1 a male sheep ^ #• — picture o goat — compare ewe 2 a part in a machine that is used for hitting sth very hard or for lifting or moving things ; fiift ^ St.: hydraulic rams 7jc ft Xf H — see also battering ram

Ram-adan /'raemadaen; .raema'daen/ noun [U, C] the 9th month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset ft Jfj Aft , ^ ft ,

ram ble /'raembl/ verb, noun

% verb [V] 1 [+aciv./prep.] (especially BrE) to walk for pleasure, especially in the countryside Hi®, Hft, ift M (■ ■) : We spent the summer rambling in

Ireland. miifeJ--2 ~ (on) (about sb/sth) to talk about sb/sth in a confused way, especially for a long time H fifc; pft fp; it ilk: He had lost track of what he was saying and began to ramble, life £ 7§£Mi£®, 0 What is she rambling

on about now? M M it X 4 A fii ffl fill: ^ ffi ^ ? 3 (of

plants fiS$j) to grow in many different directions, especially over other plants or objects H ft; IP Pffi ft j£ : Climbing plants rambled over the front of the house. lf§ — see also rambling a noun 1 (especially BrE) a long walk for pleasure H ft;

ISC ft : to go for a ramble in the country ft ft (a] fS( ft 2 a long confused speech or piece of writing

She went into a long ramble about the evils of television. ^ /i^: (fp /h M fifi: fife A iA t[i M l/j ^ «o ram bler /'raembl0(r)/ noun 1 (especially BrE) a person who walks in the countryside for pleasure, especially as

part of an organized group Hft#; (XE& ) ft ft H ft it 2 a plant, especially a rose, that grows up walls, fences, etc. ^ftfiltl; HigfiltJ; MW rambling /‘raembliq/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 (of a building ⁷M $]) spreading in various directions with no particular pattern ft ft A fife ; M jfij M. SI 61) cm sprawling 2 (of a speech or piece of writing very long and confused

AfeUIIKHj cmi incoherent: a rambling letter A 3 (of a plant |t#j) growing or climbing in all directions, for example up a wall Hft^j; l|£§:ft.H£ : a rambling rose K ft ftj M W _m noun 1 [U] (BrE) the activity of walking for pleasure in the countryside ft ftHft 2 ramblings [pi.] speech or writing that continues for a long time without saying much and seems very confused ft: [fn

^ !£ (ft #: the ramblings of a madman ^ ^ W W

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Ram bo /’ raembau; NAmE -bou/ noun (informal) a very strong and aggressive man

fSTHfcTr?! From the name of the main character in David Morrell’s novel First Blood, which was made popular in three films/movies in the 1980s. M I •

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20 mi 80 „

ram bunc tious /raem'bArjkJas/ adj. (informal, especially NAmE) = rumbustious

ram-bu-tan /raem'buitn/ noun a red tropical fruit with soft pointed parts on its skin and a slightly sour taste

ram-ekin /'raemakin/ noun a small dish for baking and serving food for one person HIT

ram ifi cation /.raemifi'keiXn/ noun [usually pi.] one of the large number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision (

]pf cm COMPLICATION: These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications. & & ^ it & ^ it ^ 7$ IM M14 fit ^

ramp /raemp/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a slope that joins two parts of a road, path, building, etc. when one is higher than the other fi£ if : Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users.

2 (NAmE) = slip road: a freeway exit ramp i#j fit£•]&($ Hi P —see also offramp, on-ramp 3 a slope or set of steps that can be moved, used for loading a vehicle or getting on or off a plane ( m^WL±^ 111^) , fcijfr&it: a

loading ramp

* verb HITT-Fl ramp sth— up to make sth increase in amount • • • ft) W&MM

ram-page noun, verb

■ noun /'raempeid3/ [usually sing.] a sudden period of wild

and violent behaviour, often causing damage and destruction ; ffilMfAj: Gangs of youths went

on the rampage in the city yesterday.

■ verb /raem'peid3; ’raempeid3/ [V +adv./prep.] (of people or animals A ^ ij) #j) to move through a place in a group, usually breaking things and causing damage fig fifeICfii pm run amok: a herd of rampaging elephants

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ram-pant /'raempant/ adj. 1 (of sth bad existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled cm unchecked: rampant

inflation 0 Unemployment is now rampant in

most of Europe. gfcjlH 6iJ A§P^>fifeK, X ik ift I® ffei] o 2 (of plants fil#j) growing thickly and very fast in a way that cannot be controlled j£ (Hj ► ram pant ly adv.

ram-part /'raempait; NAmE -pa:rt/ noun [usually pi.] a high wide wall of stone or earth with a path on top, built around a castle, town, etc. to defend it §t#_; Mi# ram-raiding noun [U] (BrE) the crime of driving a vehicle into a shop/store window in order to steal goods ) ►'ram-raid

noun 'ram-raid verb[VN] 'ram-raider noun