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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. an inclined surface connecting two levels;
[syn: ramp, incline]

2. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers;
[syn: ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum]

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


VERB (5)

1. behave violently, as if in state of a great anger;
[syn: ramp, rage, storm]

2. furnish with a ramp;
- Example: "The ramped auditorium"

3. be rampant;
- Example: "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"

4. creep up -- used especially of plants;
- Example: "The roses ramped over the wall"

5. stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ramp \Ramp\, n. 1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. [1913 Webster] The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] --Lyly. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ramp \Ramp\ (r[a^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (r[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Ramping.] [F. ramper to creep, OF., to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D. rapen. See Rap to snatch, and cf. Romp.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp. [1913 Webster] 2. To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. [1913 Webster] Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up. [1913 Webster] With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ramp n 1: an inclined surface connecting two levels [syn: ramp, incline] 2: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers [syn: ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum] 3: a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft v 1: behave violently, as if in state of a great anger [syn: ramp, rage, storm] 2: furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium" 3: be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction" 4: creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" 5: stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing