ramp in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "ramp"

    • An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
    • (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an airliner at an airport.
    • (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
    • To behave violently; to rage.
    • To stand in a rampant position.
    • An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
    • (Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
    • noun
      An American plant, Allium tricoccum, related to the onion; a wild leek.
    • noun
      (Appalachia)
      A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
    • noun
      An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
    • noun
      A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
    • noun
      (aviation)
      A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
    • noun
      (aviation)
      A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
    • noun
      (skating)
      A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
    • noun
      A speed bump
    • verb
      To behave violently; to rage.
    • verb
      To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
    • verb
      To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
    • verb
      To stand in a rampant position. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To change value, often at a steady rate
    • inclined surface
    • aviation: mobile staircase
    • skating: construction to do skating tricks
    • To act or speak violently, as if in state of a great anger.
    • noun
      an inclined surface connecting two levels
    • 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
      behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
    • verb
      be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
    • verb
      creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall"
    • verb
      furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium"
    • verb
      stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

    Synonyms of "ramp" in English dictionary

    inclined plane, go up, incline are the top synonyms of "ramp" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ramp

    • ramp ( plural  ramps)
    • ramp ( third-person singular simple present ramps, present participle ramping, simple past and past participle ramped)
    • ramp (plural ramps)
    • ramp (third-person singular simple present ramps, present participle ramping, simple past and past participle ramped)
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