Definition of Ramp in English :

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Ramp meaning in English

Meaning of Ramp in English

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Ramp

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Noun

1. incline, ramp

an inclined surface connecting two levels

2. allium tricoccum, ramp, wild leek

North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers

3. ramp

a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft

Verb

4. rage, ramp, storm

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

5. ramp

furnish with a ramp

Example Sentences:
'The ramped auditorium'

6. ramp

be rampant

Example Sentences:
'the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction'

7. ramp

creep up -- used especially of plants

Example Sentences:
'The roses ramped over the wall'

8. ramp

stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ramp

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noun
1. 
a sloping floor, path, etc, that joins two surfaces at different levels
2. 
a movable stairway by which passengers enter and leave an aircraft
3. 
the act of ramping
4. British slang
a swindle, esp one involving exorbitant prices
5.  another name for sleeping policeman
verb
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. (transitive) 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

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Ramp

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noun
1. 
a sloping, sometimes curved, surface, walk, road, etc. joining different levels
2.  US
a means for boarding or leaving a plane, as a staircase on wheels rolled up to the door
3. 
a concave bend or curve where a handrail or coping changes its direction, as at a staircase landing
4. 
a sloping runway for launching boats, as from trailers
verb intransitive
1. 
a. 
to stand upright on the hind legs
b.  Heraldry
to be depicted rampant
2. 
to assume a threatening posture
3. 
to move or rush threateningly, violently, or with fury; rampage
noun
4. 
the act of ramping
noun
a wild leek (Allium tricoccum) having a pair of broad basal leaves in spring, followed by a naked flower stalk: its strongly flavored bulbs are edible

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Ramp

see synonyms of ramp
n.
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.
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.
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.

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