A ramp is a slope or an incline, a surface that tilts from one level to another. Someone using a wheelchair might need a ramp to get from the doorway of a building down to its parking lot.
To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
Noun
an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
Noun
a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
Noun
North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
Verb
stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
Verb
creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall"
Verb
be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
Verb
furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"
Verb
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
v. i.
To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to
become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
v. i.
To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly
or with violence.
v. i.
To climb, as a plant; to creep up.
n.
A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
n.
A highwayman; a robber.
n.
A romping woman; a prostitute.
n.
Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one,
such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.
n.
A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap
changes its direction.
n.
An inclined plane serving as a communication between
different interior levels.
Ramp
Their bridles they would champ,And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp.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.Ramp
Ramp , n. 1.A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp.2.A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] 3.A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Lyly. 4.[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.[F. rampe .](Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.
A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.
Usage Examples
Switching over to a hybrid car is one of those right things, but, unfairly or not, it still has a reputation among car enthusiasts as something you have to pedal really fast when you're on the ramp merging into traffic on the 401.
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Other Usage ExamplesI wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go down that ramp into the water, and I did go part way, but I stopped. I went again and stopped. I then got out of the car and stood by the car a nervous wreck.