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ramp

ˈramp 1 syllable uncommon

  1. noun.a sloping way or plane: such as

  2. noun.a sloping floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to another

  3. noun.a slope for launching boats

  4. verb.to speed up, expand, or increase especially quickly or at a constant rate —used with up

  5. verb.to increase, expand, or decrease especially quickly or at a constant rate —usually used with up or down

  6. noun.any of various alliums used for food

  7. verb.to stand or advance menacingly with forelegs or with arms raised

  8. verb.to move or act furiously

  9. verb.to creep up —used especially of plants

  10. noun.the act or an instance of ramping

    • It is the ramp of the lion by the side of the … snarl of the cur.
    • … the whirr / Of the crickets is lost in the roar / And the ramp of the southern gale …

Origin

borrowed from French rampe, going back to Middle French, "inclined plane on which the steps of a staircase are built," noun derivative of ramper "to crawl, creep, move slowly along a surface," going back to Old French.

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