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Definition of Ramp

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Ramp Ramp, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ramped (?; 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.] 1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp. 2. To move by leaps, or by leaps; hence, to move swiftly or with violence. Their bridles they would champ, And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp. --Spenser. 3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up. With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height. --Ray.
Ramp
Ramp Ramp, n. 1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance. The bold Ascalonite Fled from his lion ramp. --Milton. 2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.] 3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] --Lyly. 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. 5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels.

Meaning of Ramp from wikipedia

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- Pope AFB Pope AFB The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. It killed...
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- Rampion is a common name for several plants, including: Campanula rapunculus, a species of wildflower formerly cultivated as a vegetable Physoplexis comosa...
- highway via an on-ramp or entrance ramp, while egressing traffic is exiting the highway via an off-ramp or exit ramp. Directional ramp A ramp that curves toward...