ramp

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: inclinewild leekAllium tricoccumragestorm

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an inclined surface connecting two levelsSynonyms: incline
  2. North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowersSynonyms: wild leekAllium 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 angerSynonyms: ragestorm
  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
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]
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