ramp
/ɹæmp/
Dictionary
noun
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
- A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron)
- A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- A speed bump.
- A leap or bound.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
verb
- To behave violently; to rage.
- To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
- To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
- To stand in a rampant position.
- To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
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