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RAMPING
Verb
ramping
present participle of ramp
Noun
ramping (plural rampings)
A steady change in value.
(archaic) Violent behaviour; raging.
Anagrams
• gripman
Source: Wiktionary
RAMP
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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