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RAMP
ramp, incline
(noun) an inclined surface connecting two levels
ramp
(noun) a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum
(noun) North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
ramp
(verb) stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
ramp
(verb) creep up -- used especially of plants; “The roses ramped over the wall”
ramp
(verb) be rampant; “the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction”
ramp
(verb) furnish with a ramp; “The ramped auditorium”
ramp, rage, storm
(verb) behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ramp (plural ramps)
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
(aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
(aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
(skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
A speed bump.
(obsolete) A leap or bound.
A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
Verb
ramp (third-person singular simple present ramps, present participle ramping, simple past and past participle ramped)
To behave violently; to rage.
(obsolete, intransitive) To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
(obsolete, intransitive) To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
(obsolete, intransitive) To stand in a rampant position.
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
Etymology 2
Noun
ramp (plural ramps)
An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
(Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
Synonyms
• (Allium tricoccum): ramps, rams, ramson, ramsons, wild leek
Anagrams
• MRAP, parm, pram
Source: Wiktionary
Ramp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped; p. pr. & vb. n. Ramping.] Etym: [F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.]
1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
2. To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. Spenser.
3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up. With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. Ray.
Ramp, n.
1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. Milton.
2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly.
4. Etym: [F. rampe.] (Arch.) (a) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase. (b) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction.
5. Etym: [F. rampe.] (Fort.)
Definition: An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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