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ramp 1
(rămp)n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. An inclined surface or roadway connecting different levels.
2. A mobile staircase by which passengers board and leave an aircraft.
3. A concave bend of a handrail where a sharp change in level or direction occurs, as at a stair landing.
ramp down
To decrease in volume, amount, or rate: As the project ramped down, several employees were laid off.
ramp up
To increase in volume, amount, or rate: The factory ramped up production to meet the increased demand.
[French rampe, from ramper, to slope, rise up, from Old French; see ramp2.]
ramp 2
(rămp)intr.v. ramped, ramp·ing, ramps
1. To rush around or act in a threatening or violent manner.
2. To assume a threatening stance, as in rearing up on hindlegs.
3. Heraldry To stand in the rampant position.
[Middle English rampen, from Old French ramper, to rear, rise up, of Germanic origin.]
ramp n.
ramp 3
(rămp) also ramps (rămps)n.
A plant (Allium tricoccum) of the eastern United States having small bulbs and young leaves that are edible and have a pungent onionlike flavor. Also called wild leek.
[Variant of rams, from Middle English ramse, from Old English hramsa.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ramp
(ræmp)n
1. (Building) a sloping floor, path, etc, that joins two surfaces at different levels
2. (Aeronautics) a movable stairway by which passengers enter and leave an aircraft
3. (Stock Exchange) the act of ramping
4. slang Brit a swindle, esp one involving exorbitant prices
5. another name for sleeping policeman
vb
6. (intr; often foll by about or around) (esp of animals) to rush around in a wild excited manner
7. to act in a violent or threatening manner, as when angry (esp in the phrase ramp and rage)
8. (Stock Exchange) (tr) finance to buy (a security) in the market with the object of raising its price and enhancing the image of the company behind it for financial gain
[C18 (n): from C13 rampe, from Old French ramper to crawl or rear, probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German ramp cramp]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ramp1
(ræmp)n.
1. a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
2. any extensive sloping walk or passageway.
3. a short concave slope or bend, as one connecting the higher and lower parts of a staircase railing at a landing.
4. the act of ramping.
5.
v.i. 6. to rise or rear with arms or forelegs raised as if to spring.
7. to leap or dash with fury.
8. to act violently; rage; storm: to ramp and rage.
v.t. 9. to provide with a ramp.
10. ramp up, to increase quickly; accelerate: to ramp up interest rates.
[1350–1400; (v.) < Old French ramper to creep]
ramp2
(ræmp)n. Usu., ramps.
a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of E North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers.
[1530–40; back formation from ramps wild garlic, variant of rams < Middle English < Old English hramsa broad-leafed garlic]
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ramp
Past participle: ramped
Gerund: ramping
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| Noun | 1. |  ramp - an inclined surface connecting two levelsinclined plane - a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal ski jump - a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump |
| 2. |  ramp - North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowersalliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor | |
| 3. | ramp - a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft | |
| Verb | 1. | ramp - behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
| 2. | ramp - furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium" architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect | |
| 3. | ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies | |
| 4. | ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" | |
| 5. | ramp - stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing |
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ramp
noun slope, grade, incline, gradient, inclined plane, rise a ramp to facilitate entry into the pool from a wheelchair
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Translations
طَرِيقٌ مُنْحَدِرمُنْحَدَر
rampa
rampesliske
ramppiriehua
rampa
rámpa
rampur, skábraut
傾斜面
사면
nuožulnumapandusasrampa
slīpumstraps
klančina
ramp
ทางลาด
đoạn đường dốc
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ramp
[ˈræmp] n (= incline) → rampe f
(for loading) → rampe f loading ramp
(for getting on or off a plane) → passerelle f
(in garage) → pont m
(US) (= on freeway) → bretelle f off-ramp, on-ramp
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ramp
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ramp
[ræmp] n (on road) → rampa; (in garage) → ponte m idraulico (Aer) → scala d'imbarco"ramp" (Aut) → "fondo stradale in rifacimento"
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ramp
(rӕmp) noun a sloping surface between places, objects etc which are at different levels. The car drove up the ramp from the quay to the ship.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ramp
→ طَرِيقٌ مُنْحَدِر rampa rampe Rampe ράμπα rampa ramppi rampe rampa rampa 傾斜面 사면 helling rampe rampa rampa наклонная плоскость ramp ทางลาด rampa đoạn đường dốc 斜坡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009