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Definition ramp

Etymology 1

From French rampe, back-formation of Old French ramper, from Frankish *ramp?n, *hramp?n (“to contract oneself”), akin to Old English hrimpan (“to wrinkle, rimple, rumple”), Old High German rimpfan (German rümpfen (“to wrinkle up”)). Compare Danish rimpe (“to fold" (archaic), "to baste”), Icelandic rimpa. More at rimple.

Noun

ramp (plural ramps)

1. An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
2. A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
3. (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
4. (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
5. (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
6. A speed bump. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
7. (obsolete) A leap or bound.
8. 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)

1. To behave violently; to rage.
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
3. (obsolete, intransitive) To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To stand in a rampant position. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
5. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
6. To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.

Etymology 2

See ramson.

Noun

ramp (plural ramps)

1. An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
2. (Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.

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